November 5, 1869 – The Great Fire in Sherman was a major disaster, damaging much of the town and forcing the community to rebuild. Fires like these were unfortunately common in 19th-century towns, often changing the landscapes of entire communities and prompting towns to establish stronger ...
The big lie in Chautauqua County municipal budgeting was in force as the County Legislature passed its spending plan and proclaimed that the tax rate for county property taxpayers has been reduced for 2025. The adopted 2025 $301 million County budget increases spending overall by about $7 ...
A city church is giving back by way of hot dog sales. As noted in an article last week, St. John’s United Church of Christ in Dunkirk held its final lunch event last month. Sale proceeds help many of the nonprofits that help those in need around the north county. Those include: Rural ...
So far, the city of Dunkirk has done little to nothing to decrease the proposed 108% tax increase in the 2025 spending plan. Sure, Common Council members have met but for the most part their hands are tied due to contractual obligations. There has been only one true alternative mentioned to ...
Silence never solves anything Editor, OBSERVER: A long time ago Irish statesman Edmund Burke said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” It seems the billionaire owners of The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times are choosing to do ...
It’s a scary time of year. It’s scary to drive anywhere. You’d like to just take a nice ride through the countryside and enjoy the beautiful fall colors that nature provides us at this time of year. But it’s not the Halloween decorations that are frightening, morbid and gross that ...