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Man tied to fentanyl sentenced 15 years for probation violation

A Dunkirk man nabbed a number of times in the north county for having fentanyl has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison by Judge David W. Foley following a violation of probation hearing. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Tuesday that Dakota Cordell, 29, was placed on a ...

Brocton man facing numerous charges in burglaries of Amish homes

A Brocton man was arraigned Monday on a 35-count indictment handed down by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury involving burglaries at Amish residences. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that 46-year-old Jarrett Sikes has charges that include 11 counts of second-degree burglary, nine counts of fourth-degree grand larceny, nine counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, two counts of two counts of third-degree grand larceny and second-degree attempted burglary after a months-long investigation ...

Chautauqua discusses zoning, trash collection

MAYVILLE – The town of Chautauqua is looking to take regulations of wind turbines, solar projects and battery energy storage systems out of its zoning code and have it in its own regulations. The Chautauqua Town Board is in the process of updating its zoning code following the ...

Fiscal Recovery Act deadline ‘gone’

Dunkirk's Fiscal Recovery Act is dead, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said Friday. Wdowiasz made the pronouncement near the start of a city government meeting she called. Wdowiasz invited city department heads and all five members of the Common Council. All the department heads showed up – she's ...

SUNY alum returns with Navy’s premier jazz ensemble

State University of New York at Fredonia graduate Chief Musician Kristine Hsia is returning to her alma mater with the Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble Friday at 7 p.m. at the Rockefeller Arts Center, 1 Symphony Circle, Fredonia, New York. The concert is free and open to the public and is ...