Early voting begins Saturday for the 2025 elections. The locations are as follows: – The Chautauqua County Fairgrounds at the 4-H Bldg./Ag & Expo Center, 1089 Central Ave. Dunkirk. – The Chautauqua Mall (through the Main Entrance), 318 E Fairmount Ave. Lakewood. The location within ...

About 16 minutes into the debate for Chautauqua County executive that was sponsored by WRFA-FM in Jamestown last week, challenger Tom Carle began some talking points regarding payroll for the largest government employer that stood out. One, in fact, was a real eye opener. “I’ve actually ...

FREDONIA — A 23-foot long picture depicting historical aspects of religion is looking to be installed in the Fredonia First Methodist Church, and John McNiff, owner of the Village Frame Shoppe in Fredonia recently helped with the framing and installation. McNiff was asked by a member of the ...

Rainy weather should allow Fredonia’s water conservation order to get lifted “by the end of the weekend,” Mayor Michael Ferguson said Wednesday. “The water’s almost over the spillway (at the reservoir), so in the next couple days I expect it to be flowing over,” said Luis Fred, ...

The Dunkirk City School District celebrated a groundbreaking for its $83.7 million capital project Tuesday. Dunkirk Board of Education members, district officials and representatives from project engineers LaBella gathered in front of the high school on Sixth Street for the “shovels in ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s attempt to increase pay for the mayoral position took some criticism at a Common Council meeting Tuesday. Wdowiasz called it “not actually a raise,” explaining a change of course that apparently removes the salary bump. The move, and other parts of ...