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Area fully plugged in to data center debate

Maybe Portland town Supervisor Rich Lewis and Town Board members were testing the waters in March. That is when the legislative body passed a resolution expressing its support for a proposed data center to be located on the grounds of the former Sugar Hill Golf Course. If anything, they had ...

South Dayton dissolution vote set for Tuesday

There are nine villages in Cattaraugus County. That total may soon reduce to eight. On Tuesday, July 14, residents in the village of South Dayton will be headed to the polls to decide if they want to dissolve their village government. If approved, all assets will eventually be turned over to ...

Torrent of detail flows at Fredonia water event

Six stations defined Fredonia’s water information session Thursday, an event that felt as much promotional as informational. Village of Fredonia and Chautauqua County Health Department officials were joined by representatives of the LaBella Engineering firm, which is handling the planned ...

City police seeking Hamburg suspect in business robberies

The city of Dunkirk Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a Hamburg man wanted in connection with third-degree robbery and an third-degree attempted robbery of two businesses that occurred in the city last month. Police are looking for 32-year-old Robert Lyman. He also is facing ...

UPDATE: Summer Reading Kick Off is Saturday in Stockton

STOCKTON --- Seymour Library in the town is celebrating the Summer Reading Kick Off on Saturday. Come hungry for ice cream sundaes and explore the Chautuauqua County Sheriff's Swat Team. Members of the team with one of their vehicles will be there to answer your questions and explain what they do -- the ultimate show and tell. This free event is sponsored by King Kone and clerk Eileen Campbell and her husband Don, all of whom provided ice cream and those necessary toppings that make a sundae worthwhile. Ice cream will be dished out starting at noon in the front yard and the Swat Team ...

Boost for shelter

Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue has been awarded a $500,000 Companion Animal Capital Projects Fund grant from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to support construction of a new shelter. NCCR is one of 12 organizations statewide selected to receive funding through ...