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Missing woman has ties to Fredonia

A woman who grew up in Fredonia and went missing in Hungary has been found dead. According to police in Budapest, Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse practitioner who was living in Portland Ore., was murdered in Budapest while on vacation. The suspect in her death, a 37-year-old man from ...

US voters are concerned about violence post-election

WASHINGTON (AP) — American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow, including the potential for political violence, attempts to overturn the election results and its broader implications for democracy, according to a new poll. The findings ...

Dispute, cocaine leads to charges for city man

A July incident in the city of Dunkirk led to a pair of arrests for a city man. Dunkirk Police report that around 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 officers responded to an address on St. Hedwigs Avenue for a reported physical domestic dispute. Upon arrival it was determined the suspect, Jetchuan ...

Rhetoric easily reflects on both parties

There comes a time when everyone who puts their opinions out there should receive a little scrutiny, it comes with the territory and it’s good to encourage accountability in what we tell the public. Do you know what happens when you hold a mirror up to a mirror? In a commentary, “Democrats need a mirror on rhetoric” (Sept. 26), the writer does exactly that by using such cool rhetoric as “venomous” and “evil” to describe, I guess, a good portion of the American people. He’s repeating the problem that he is trying to address, only it must be OK to do it if you’re not ...

Protect yourself against mosquitoes

The Chautauqua County Health Department wants to remind residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites and protect themselves from potential exposure to mosquito-borne illnesses like Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV). These recommendations follow the recent notification received from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announcing a human tested positive for the virus that causes EEE in Ulster County, the first confirmed human case in New York State since 2015. The individual has since died as a result of contracting the virus. On Monday, ...