County legislators had quite the discussion last week about how much more of your money the county should keep for a rainy day. In the past the county’s Financial Management Policy gave legislators a 10% range between 5% and 15% of the county’s budget where the county’s surplus should ...

Did anyone else notice the irony of the Dunkirk Finance Committee meeting last month? During that gathering there were two topics: first was the city’s lack of paying bills it owed to the state for the retirement program. The second centered around complaints that those who owed money to the ...

The 2024 presidential campaign has had more than its share of drama, but it doesn’t hold a candle to what went down in 1968. That was the election where President Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on the campaign trail, and rioting happened in the ...

Cassadaga Trustee Cathy Cruver is exactly correct. What the village did to a business — Valley Outdoors — was not fair and quite questionable. Cruver brought up the topic last month after owner Adam Diate voiced his displeasure with the concrete blocks that surround a hydrant near his ...

One of the reasons this region remains in a recession when compared to the rest of the United States is a lack of private investment. All too often here, governments and schools are relied upon to make improvements to the community. While that is often welcome, it is an unhealthy solution. ...

After the July 11 escape attempt from the Chautauqua County Jail, we opined that the county should figure out how an inmate came so close to escaping from the Mayville facility. Kudos to Sheriff Jim Quattrone for doing just that. Members of the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Public Safety ...