Forestville will be buzzing this weekend when the annual Southwestern Association of Volunteer Fireman’s Convention comes to town. The event begins setting up Wednesday with events being held Thursday through Saturday. Besides additional traffic with volunteers staying within the hamlet at ...

What does it mean to those who live here year-round that Chautauqua Institution is making changes to its programs and offerings? Ideally, it means Chautauqua Institution is competing for your entertainment dollar by providing programs that more local residents want to attend. We know a lot of ...

County legislator Bob Scudder asks a good question – what is the county’s plan for the Chautauqua County Airports? “What frustrates me personally is we do these studies and then we put the studies away and we move on,” Scudder said during a recent legislature committee meeting. “It ...

“You can’t fight City Hall” was a common cry from the past when a decision went against citizens of a local municipality. But that might be a current sentiment of Dunkirk resident Ryan Reading. Within the last month, the OBSERVER has done a pair of articles regarding his angst and ...

Town of Dunkirk officials are doing something Chautauqua County legislators cannot ever bring themselves to do: take a stand. This month, during the Town Board meeting, members indicated their concerns regarding a moratorium on battery energy storage systems. The issue came up after a plan ...

Cassadaga got its feet wet when it came to an opportunity with the New York Forward grant. While it did not finish with any funding, two other Western New York communities did — Westfield and Angola. From this corner’s perspective, Westfield has plenty of punch in making its case. Its ...