Voters won earlier this week when a bill was removed that would have delayed holding a special election to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives until November. The bill was pulled from consideration - a rare move given that it was given a message of necessity that would ...

There is no question how tough it is to rebuild communities. Downtowns are struggling in some of our villages and in the city of Dunkirk. Foot traffic is missing, especially in the winter months. That’s troubling for businesses — and some cannot maintain as the area’s population and ...

One of the hot topics recently in the town of Hanover involves the possibility of a new hotel. Another topic revolves around the future use of Lakeshore Hospital, which could become a behavioral and mental health facility. In any event, the town is currently preparing to update its ...

Residents of the Frewsburg and Southwestern school districts learned last week about talks between the districts to share sports teams. Shared teams aren’t new. They’re been a growing part of the interscholastic sports landscape both in Chautauqua County and the rest of the state for ...

Right before 9 a.m. Friday, the Facebook page for the village made it official: “FREDONIA’s BOIL WATER ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED!” It may have been exciting news to share, but it is no cause for celebration. Water is Fredonia’s major stain. What makes the situation even worse is that this ...

Our concerns about the second Trump Administration’s executive actions on immigration are twofold: First, the White House should employ a greater focus on illegal immigration specifically and, second, executive orders violate the principles of our republic. As we noted in our editorials ...