In northern Chautauqua County, the story of community is about what happens when people come together to create something better. Through community funds and grants from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, that vision becomes reality for local organizations. At the Chautauqua ...
Changes are coming to the Fredonia Elementary School course schedule. Most notably, the district is changing its special course rotation to remove library and computer classes from the schedule. Instead of library and computers being offered as special courses, the district is shifting to a ...
ARKWRIGHT — Friday morning was a day that many in Arkwright thought might never come. At long last, Arkwright broke ground on a new Town Hall. Town Supervisor Brian McAvoy welcomed representatives of several companies involved in the new building project for a groundbreaking ceremony at ...
A man is suing over the 2024 death of his father at the Chautauqua County garbage transfer station on Webster Road. William Bartoo was accidentally struck July 11, 2024, while depositing garbage into the pit at the county facility. He was hit by a vehicle driven by his wife, Sharon Bartoo. He died from his injuries July 30. William Bartoo’s son, Wesley Bartoo, subsequently sued the county. Chautauqua County also sued Sharon Bartoo over the incident. Now yet another lawsuit has come out of the tragedy, this time from Wesley Bartoo against Sharon Bartoo. “Upon information and ...
In 1905 the Chautauqua County Humane Society was formed to prevent the abuse of horses in the city of Jamestown. While there are no longer any horses in the city, the Humane Society’s fight against animal abuse continues. Now there’s a new “tool” in that fight. During a news ...
The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on South Gazelle Street late Thursday. Officers responded to the area around 9:54 p.m. and located an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Brooks Memorial Hospital, where ...
