Right as the summer travel season kicked into full gear, Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel indicated he is heated over prices at the pump. Last week in a letter, he called on state and federal authorities to investigate the gasoline costs being paid by motorists here at home. “Families, ...
Here’s proof that oftentimes elected officials are wearing blinders. Straight from the Chautauqua County League of Women Voters debate last week during the primary for the Democratic trustee, this answer came to a question about the village of Fredonia working closer with the city of ...
A recent Associated Press story in the OBSERVER had me shaking my head. According to the United Nations, hardly the organization that FDR and Harry Truman envisioned at the end of World War II, it is estimated that a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from several links in the ...
It was 92 stifling degrees when I arrived home from lunch yesterday. Humidity was in the 80% range. As predicted. I hate this hot stuff. Fuggedaboudit. I know there are people who thrive in the heat. I’m happy for them, but I will never be one of them. Ever. I should have been born in ...
Despite this newspaper’s consistent push for merging schools — especially when a number of athletic teams are already combined — there is no denying the magic that comes from a championship run. While northern Chautauqua County was disappointed in the Forestville softball team’s 5-1 ...
Loving learning through teachers Editor, OBSERVER: Congratulations to all 2025 graduating seniors, especially Fredonia Central School senior Charles Domenico on receiving the Alissa Mari Cole Memorial Scholarship. Teachers who love teaching teach students to love learning. Thank you for ...