GOWANDA — Plenty of school districts refer to their school community as a family. At Gowanda, two prominent roles on its Board of Education actually are in the same family. Makayla Kraft and Isabelle Graham, seniors at Gowanda High School, were recently appointed as student board members. ...

The Jamestown YMCA says it needs more time to raise the funds necessary for the planned Jamestown Community College-YMCA $44 million project. Because of this, JCC would like to move forward on upgrading its athletic fields, waiting on any building expansion that would be shared with both the ...

An emotional Mayor Michael Ferguson honored Annemarie Johnston, who passed away last week, at Tuesday’s Fredonia Board of Trustees meeting. Also Tuesday, the OBSERVER received word that a benefit/birthday party in Johnston’s honor is still scheduled for Saturday. Johnston, the Fredonia ...

The Dunkirk City School District recently approved a lengthy list of new hirings, including some new coaches. The district hired its recent multi-sport star Emilee Hanlon to coach junior varsity softball. Former boys varsity basketball coach Luke Gullo was brought back to head up the girls’ ...

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County has approved three union contracts with its Sheriff’s Department. The unions include the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Chautauqua County, which members include those who are crime scene analysts, investigators, and sergeants; CSEA Unit 6322, which members ...

Dunkirk Department of Public Works Director Randy Woodbury is vigorously distancing himself from a contractor’s lawsuit against the city. H.H. Rauh Contracting of Jamestown sued the city over a declaration that the company was a non-responsible bidder on a demolition project. The city and ...