Emotions overflow on a regular basis when it comes to water in Fredonia. In recent years, an immediacy caused by 10 boil orders over the last 38 months has led current Village Board members to look to a connection with the North County Water District as a solution. That does not sit well with ...
The National Comedy Center is seeking some funds from the county to help promote the center, particularly in parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. This week, National Comedy Center Director Journey Gunderson and Marketing Director Gary Hahn met with the county legislature’s Planning and ...
An investigation into narcotics activity in Pomfret has led to the arrest of a Dunkirk man. A search warrant was executed at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday by narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and the Jamestown Police Department at 5341 Van Buren Road. Located inside the residence at the time of the search was Andrew S. Betts, 43. As a result of the search, investigators seized 173.7 grams of fentanyl, 92.7 grams of methamphetamine, 37.5 dosage units of clonazepam, scales and packaging material used for the sale and distribution of narcotics and $1,182. ...
MAYVILLE – A Dunkirk man who went to trial and got a hung jury after being accused of unintentionally shooting two youths in a 2022 drive-by incident in Dunkirk has accepted a plea agreement instead of having another trial. The new trial, which was on the court calendar for next week, was ...
Fredonia’s trustees set hearings for next week on a 2026-27 budget proposal that includes a 4% tax increase and a $10 hike in the mandatory “base rate” paid by all village water users. A trio of hearings will begin at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the trustees’ Village Hall meeting room. The hearings are on the overall budget itself, the water rate change, and an override of the state-mandated 2% tax hike cap that would be necessary to pass the budget. Two former trustees, Michelle Twichell and James Lynden, criticized village officials over the budget. They were especially critical ...
A pair of fire districts are facing the loss of future support regarding a lack of payment to Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Office of the County Attorney said in a news release issued Thursday that it is taking steps to resolve unpaid fees owed by the Forestville and Frewsburg Fire Districts for Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance intercepts and is preparing next actions to ensure compliance. If the districts continue to refuse payment of the amounts due, the county may be forced to suspend certain services currently provided to the Districts. “Our duty is ...
