President Joe Biden recently presented 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. One of the 19 recipients of the Medal of Freedom stood out to us as particularly noteworthy. Medgar Evers truly served his country — first in the U.S. Army, serving in combat during World War II, then ...

Residents across New York state will be voting on school budget plans on Tuesday. Despite a recent disdain for tax increases, many who go to the polls overwhelmingly support the plans. While our coverage normally focuses on those items — as well as the larger municipalities of Dunkirk and ...

Flag football teams from Dunkirk and Fredonia were battling Tuesday night to keep their seasons alive in the playoffs. Dunkirk was coming off a dramatic win over Southwestern on Monday while Fredonia is one of the top seeds in the Division 2 playoffs. All things considered, the sport has ...

State Taxation and Finance officials have conducted numerous adult use cannabis inspections in Jamestown and Ellicott. So far, they’ve only cited one business, a smoke shop on East Second Street that state officials found were selling illegal adult-use cannabis. We have no doubt there ...

Society cannot prevent the maltreatment of children no matter how hard it tries. Not even a veritable army of Child Protective Services workers would be enough to be able to prevent the abuse inflicted on some children by the adults in their lives. Knowing that we cannot prevent adults ...

Area law enforcement had its hands full last weekend during the annual Non Fred Fest that takes place predominantly on Canadaway, Eagle and White streets. Hundreds of students — as well as many outsiders — made their way to the village last weekend. It was not a pretty picture. Besides ...