New York state legislators are some of the luckiest in the nation already, earning the highest salary in comparison to any ...

Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel proposed a merger of the city and town of Dunkirk with the village of Fredonia and the ...

Over the last two years, the city of Dunkirk has seen some of the largest tax increases in the region. Following the financial crisis of 2024, rates skyrocketed 84% in 2025. This year, another minimal ...

I read the OBSERVER article about police coverage for the town of Dunkirk. It seems everyone in our local municipalities are experiencing substantial increases to cover costs in a somewhat dwindling ...

The Clymer boys basketball program had won 11 Section VI championships prior to Friday’s Class D Far West Regional against ...

The rapid arrival of spring across Western New York has delivered one of those classic seasonal curveballs that anglers know all too well. Warm temperatures over the past week quickly wiped out much ...

Ben Drake’s coaching success in Western New York basketball circles is well known and now the rest of the Empire State is taking notice. The former Jamestown High School boys mentor was notified this ...

Do we need a regional control board? Yes — and for good reason. The level of greed, deceit, and outright tomfoolery that took place during the COVID lockdown still turns my stomach. While everyday ...

Jamestown police officers are investigating a shooting Thursday that caused a lockdown at two city schools. According to a police report, at 1:24 p.m. officers responded to Crescent and Buffalo ...

The results of the vote are in and Ripley Central School District’s $10,196,736 capital project is a go. Unofficial results of the ballot, held from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the school’s large ...

Behind every great leader is someone who inspired them, in one way or another. For Dave Smith, that person was his high school Spanish teacher, Sylvia Parrott Flynn. “She saved me,” Smith said. “She ...

Some Ripley and Westfield residents are speaking out against a proposed gravel pit. A 15-page letter with 13 signatures was submitted to the Chautauqua County Planning Board over the proposed Ripley ...