State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office is correct to call out the Gowanda Central School district for not properly managing its fund balance and reserves. Gowanda, like so many other districts, builds up those savings for a rainy day. In the process of doing so, they continue to place ...

Reaction was swift last week when the CHQ Chamber canceled the annual Mayville Winter Festival. Concerns over costs for insurance and lack of volunteers made hosting the festival too difficult - until the cancellation sparked a community reaction and renewed community involvement. A full ...

Jamestown’s homelessness issue during the past summer was almost in your face. Within two blocks of the National Comedy Center, there were camps of individuals who were living near the Chadakoin River. It ultimately led to a State of Emergency being called by Mayor Kim Ecklund. In the ...

We’re glad to see the public didn’t have to wait long to see the latest study regarding the future of the Chautauqua County Airport at Jamestown. After a public presentation at the Chautauqua County Legislature’s December meeting, however, we’re left asking what the fuss was about. ...

They did it again. A small school district in Chautauqua County insists on wasting taxpayer dollars. Last month, the Ripley Central Schools appointed a new principal to oversee grades kindergarten to six. While there is nothing wrong with the premise, the problem comes down to enrollment at ...

Americans elect their leaders on the premise that those individuals will be capable of making the right decisions on difficult, as well as easy, issues. An issue on which members of Congress might have to render a decision, possibly in the early weeks of the new legislative session, is the ...