WESTFIELD – A new police chief in the village has been announced. The Village of Westfield and Westfield Police Department has announced the appointment of Erik Karlstrom as the new chief of police. Village officials noted Karlstrom brings a proven record of military and law enforcement ...

Four north county residents were charged after an investigation into narcotics activity in the city of Dunkirk on Monday. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report a search warrant was executed at 81 Lincoln Ave., upper apartment. Officers from the Dunkirk Police Department along with ...

BROCTON — Ed Bellando has never been afraid to speak his mind. From his brief time on the Village Board to his attendance at several meetings since, Bellando makes his objections known when he takes issue with something in the village of Brocton. The latest meeting of the Village Board ...

A Jamestown man who is already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple has been sentenced for a murder that he committed nearly three years ago. On Monday, Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced 37-year-old Michael Burham to 25 years to life in prison. In January Burham ...

Dunkirk is looking for help from surrounding communities with brush pickup. Councilwoman Natalie Luczkowiak continues to lament the closure of the city’s own Lucas Avenue brush dropoff site, and convened another discussion about it at last month’sDepartment of Public Works ...

Brad Zilliox said when he interviewed at Fredonia that he hoped it would be the final stop in his career. He now believes that will be the case. The Fredonia Board of Education has approved a three-year contract extension with Zilliox as the district’s Superintendent, effective July 1, ...