HANOVER — After many months and countless discussions, the Town of Hanover finally established a document to define its community as a whole as it officially accepted and adopted the newly created Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee hosted several open meetings to ...

MAYVILLE — Next fall, the Chautauqua Lake Central School District will see three familiar faces return to their halls as three alumni have officially been appointed to teaching positions for the next school year. The Chautauqua Lake board of education appointed Jaclyn Doyle, a 2017 ...

A high-ranking official in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration visited Fredonia to tout her policies and listen to local concerns. Tim Hogues, head of the state’s civil service commission, appeared at the Fredonia Opera House before about two dozen spectators who were mostly ...

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson punched back Monday against an OBSERVER editorial criticizing his plan for a new Fredonia Police Department building next to the village fire department. Ferguson took time at a Board of Trustees workshop to defend against the editorial. “This ...

SHERMAN — A merged Clymer, Sherman and Panama school district should not affect non-resident students or the Amish. What happens with tuition and non-resident students was among the questions asked by Sherman residents during a community forum Monday regarding a possible merged district. ...

SILVER CREEK — Residents have not been afraid to address the Silver Creek Village Board regarding unkempt properties that violate the village codes. The two residents who have been most vocal, Anna Frederickson and Jim Castiglia, were both at a recent meeting with more reason for concern ...