A Chautauqua County official says lowering the sales tax by 0.25% and lowering its reserves will mean a $6 million impact to the county budget. On Wednesday, the county legislature will vote on a resolution to both lower the sales tax rate from 8% to 7.75% in 2027, along with lowering the ...

ARKWRIGHT — Supervisor Brian McAvoy has recently been in discussion with Hanover Supervisor Lou Pelletter and Mark Woolley, speaking on behalf of the Forestville Fire Department, regarding the topic of fire district expansion. Currently, the town of Arkwright contracts with the Forestville ...

BROCTON — The Brocton Fire Department has been alarmingly busy so far this year. As of the latest Village Board meeting on Feb. 18, the department has responded to 73 calls in 2026 — well over a call per day. In the month of January, the department responded to 56 calls, including 29 ...

A report released today by the State University of New York notes fiscal progress for the system as well as the local campus at Fredonia. Chancellor John B. King Jr. said the report highlights a year of progress and momentum as SUNY’s long-term enrollment and sustainability continue to ...

Two Dunkirk Secondary School Students, Eliel Collazo and Justice Thomas, participated in the New York State Education Department’s Annual Stand and Deliver: My Brother’s Keeper Fellows Leadership Workshop and Speaker Showcase. The event was held in Albany last weekend. The students joined ...

State Sen. George Borrello and U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy continued advocating for a city of Dunkirk control board Friday. Borrello and Langworthy joined State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor at the Conservation Club to advocate a natural gas repowering of the NRG energy plant. They took off-topic ...