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Laurel run/walk to kick-off July 15 at McCrea Park

An annual tradition of celebrating people with developmental disabilities will continue when the Laurel Memorial Run/Walk takes place July 15 and 16. The event was created by Silver Creek residents Wayne and Elaine Hotelling in honor of their oldest daughter, Laurel, who had special needs. ...

SC Priest’s ordination anniversary noted

Submitted Photo Pictured above are priests who celebrated with the Rev. Daniel Fiebelkorn his 25th anniversary of ordination on June 18 in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Silver Creek. From left are the Rev. Kevin Mullins, the Rev. Charles Lintz, the Rev. Vincent McCarthy, the Rev. Jerome Kopec, Fiebelkorn, the Rev. Peter Karalus, Deacon Roy Dibb, the Rev. Conrad Stachowiak, the Rev. James Ciupek.

Police Identify Cassadaga Man Shot And Killed Tuesday In Sinclairville

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department has identified the man killed in Sinclairville on Tuesday as 18-year-old Joseph Misciagno of Cassadaga. Sheriff James Quattrone told The Post-Journal on Wednesday that Misciagno was among six people in the area of Reed and Park streets in ...

No injuries reported in Dunkirk mishap

OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford There were no apparent injuries in a two-car accident around noon Thursday near the intersection of Williams Street and Route 60 in the town of Dunkirk. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department and East Dunkirk Fire Department responded.

Grant to bring mental health clinics to area schools

Chautauqua County’s Department of Mental Hygiene is looking to get more involved with schools and helping students and staff by setting up mental health clinics at two colleges and four public schools. During a recent meeting of the county Legislature, lawmakers unanimously approved a $150,000 school-based mental health grant to be used for educational training, billing, equipment and electronic medical records expenses. The resolution was not discussed during the full legislature meeting, but Carmelo Hernandez, the director of Community Mental Hygiene Services, talked about it ...

Man facing felony gun charges in I-90 menacing incident

A Tennessee man was remanded to Chautauqua County Jail after allegedly pointing a handgun at a truck driver on Interstate 90. Troopers had received a menacing complaint around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday on the interstate in the town of Ripley. "A truck driver reported that a male driver of a Ford ...