Some years ago, I was president of an organization called the Association of Opinion Journalists. Every year we would run a convention in a different city and end it with a celebration in the hotel's ballroom space. Our speaker on that closing night was usually some well-known political ...

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The Chautauqua County’s Office for Aging Services has recognized Ellen Coffaro and Shirley Vandenburg as its 2026 Volunteers of the Year, celebrating their decades of work on behalf of older adults across Chautauqua County. “Ellen and Shirley represent the very best of what volunteerism ...

TUESDAY, MAY 5 Cassadaga American Legion weekly bingo Legion Post 1280, 228 Maple Ave., 1 p.m. St. Joseph’s bingo 145 E. Main St., Fredonia. Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo begins at 7. Grief support group Harvest Chapel Church, 39 Matteson St., Fredonia, 6 to 8 p.m. Video based ...

A structure fire at 2682 Whitaker Road in Sheridan, which began around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, rekindled on Thursday morning. During last evening, crews from East Dunkirk, Sheridan, Emergency Services, Sunset Bay, Forestville and Silver Creek responded to the blaze that destroyed a home. Around ...

SILVER CREEK — Aries Cheverez had two hits and four RBIs as Dunkirk beat Silver Creek/Forestville 18-3 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 baseball Monday. Dunkirk (6-1, 3-1) went ahead 3-0 in the second inning as Ryan Kinney hit an RBI single, Cheverez walked to ...