One of the best teachers across all of New York state is set to retire after this school year comes to a close. Ellen Foley has submitted her retirement resignation from the Fredonia Central School District. Foley will leave her role of Early Childhood Teacher at the Wheelock Early ...

The unpaid tax burden of Chautauqua County’s cities is a big reason county officials are discussing municipal consolidation. County Executive PJ Wendel visited the Dunkirk Common Council this week to offer remarks about consolidation, similar to what he did earlier in the month at a town of ...

MAYVILLE – County lawmakers have agreed to help financially support plans for three small south county school districts to merge, as well as a north county municipality to look into sharing services and/or merging with neighboring local governments. While the proposals were unanimously ...

During Women’s History Month and Women in the Trades Month, four juniors are challenging perceptions of the automotive repair field. Abigail Cruz and Adelisa Haskins of Fredonia, along with Isabella Booth and Gracie Remington of Brocton, are building their skills in the Automotive Body ...

Almost every level of bureaucracy is guilty of overusing the word affordability. As prices keep rising — whether due to inflation, at the grocery store or painfully within the last two weeks at the gas pump — that phrase gets repeated more than nightly “Law & Order” reruns. Let’s ...

Fredonia’s budget talks got underway Wednesday with plenty of grim news. Village Treasurer Erlyssa LeBeau continually provided gloomy financial figures as trustees debated how to keep the troubled village solvent. The trustees are considering Mayor Michael Ferguson’s budget proposal for ...