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Ringler scholarship recipients named

The Dunkirk Falcons Club hosted a celebration for the recipients of this year's Dean Ringler Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations go out to the following students: Brady Crawford, Brody Winchell, Paige Perry, Addison Helwig, Malik McCall, and Calvin Salisbury. The club's board of directors, ...

Dad calls victim ‘strong family man’

Family and friends of Delani K. Williams want the community to know the 25-year-old was a caring father and family man. Their recollection of him comes days after he was identified in the OBSERVER as the shooting victim last month in the city of Dunkirk. “He actually got to the point where ...

Legendary appearance

On July 3, the Dunkirk High School Class of 1981 held its 45th Class Reunion at Bart’s Cove Marina and Bar in Dunkirk. Prior to the reunion, the class representatives used Facebook to get the word out about the reunion. In order to spread the word, a class member reached out to Buffalo ...

Laurel Run special edition donations set record

Wednesday was a record day for sales of the special edition of the OBSERVER and Post-Journal to commemorate the annual Laurel Memorial Run. More than $5,600 was raised to benefit individuals with disabilities even before the event itself takes place next weekend. Volunteers throughout the county could be seen selling papers from Jamestown to Dunkirk and Fredonia to raise money for the Resource Center. Newspapers were on sale for $2 on Wednesday and sold out at multiple locations. “I don’t know what it was. We seemed to be engaging with people more this year. People were extremely ...

Persistent protest

PORTLAND — Community members in Portland have not wavered in their opposition to the idea of a data center coming to town at the site of the former Sugar Hill Golf Course on Route 5. At least a dozen members of the public have attended each of the four meetings in protest since the Town ...

Photographer takes on county housing insecurity

A documentary photographer’s 7,000-mile, 30-city project documenting housing insecurity will begin Monday in Jamestown. Karen Lippowiths is in the midst of her newest project, Extended Stay, an exhibit that will cross 13 states and 30 cities across Appalachia, from New York to Mississippi. ...