A trail to honor Chautauqua County’s Purple Heart recipients is in development. The advisory committee envisions a three-year ...

Photos by Dan Kohler; photo of blaze by Forestville Fire Department A Sunday morning fire destroyed a house at 8996 Park Road in the town of Arkwright. Numerous agencies responded to the blaze, which ...

A Sunday morning fire destroyed a house at 8996 Park Road in Cassadaga. Numerous agencies responded to the blaze, that was ...

Tuesday is Election Day. While there are hundreds of county residents who have taken part in either early voting or cast an absentee ballot, Tuesday is the day when the majority of local residents ...

Elliana Leone was characterized by Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox as “a force of nature and an inspiration to everybody.” That could not have been more clear at a recent meeting of the Fredonia Board ...

Entering Saturday, Scott Stone had lost just one Section VI playoff game in his eight seasons as Frewsburg’s head coach. This year’s seniors were in fifth grade when the Bears lost a Class C semifinal ...

OBSERVER Photos Dunkirk Intermediate School held its annual Halloween costume parade Friday. The parade began at 2 p.m., as Principal Kim Texter and Assistant Principal Stephanie Berghold opened the ...

A Dunkirk High School graduate and Class of 1971 valedictorian has not forgotten his early years. The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation last week announced the establishment of the Paul J. and ...

Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores to outduel Patrick Mahomes and the Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 28-21 on Sunday in a rematch of last season’s AFC championship ...

The New Horizons Band of Western New York will celebrate America’s Veterans in a rousing concert on Nov. 10. The Monday concert, at 6:30 p.m. in Harry A. King Concert Hall at the State University of ...

The Board of Directors of the CHQ Chamber has selected Aimee Rogers of Forestville to receive the Pam Lydic Coalition Builder Award for 2025. Aimee Rogers is the founder and president of Imagine ...

Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson recently stated on local media sources that a small group of Fredonia citizens are holding up his administration’s plan to decommission Fredonia’s water ...