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Sales include $1.15M home in Institution

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A private home in Chautauqua Institution was sold in late October for more than $1 million. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Oct. 27-31. During this time period, 18 Ames Ave., Chautauqua ...

Not Over Yet: Five Stories That Will Make More Headlines In 2026

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Many of the stories that are covered during the year don’t resolve themselves in a neat, tidy package in the course of one year. The condition of Chautauqua Lake has been one of those issues for the past few years, and 2026 will be no different. Readers agree. One of the most read stories ...

One last memory: Bills host final game at stadium

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ORCHARD PARK — On Dec. 10, 2017, mounds of snow piled high at New Era Field as the Buffalo Bills hosted the Indianapolis Colts in a game for the ages. Just a month before Buffalo snapped a 17-year playoff drought, fans braved whiteout conditions and dangerous roads to get to the stadium to ...

Niebel looks back on 50 years in county government

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For 50 years, Terry Niebel has been involved in Chautauqua County government, either as an employee or as an elected official. He has decided to retire and is walking away on his own terms. Niebel was elected to the Chautauqua County legislature in the fall of 2013. But before that, he ...

New Account Emerges In Anderson Case

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A recorded account of an event around the time Corrie Anderson went missing may be another piece of evidence relating to a cold case dating back to 2008. Merry William Diers, cold case advocate and creator of the WNY Missing and Unidentified Persons Network, has been continuing to fight for ...

It Must Have Been God’s Time

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About six weeks ago the VFTB shared some of his thoughts, his learning, his history, and some of his religious traditions with those who may read this column weekly, or they just happen to run into it every so often, while perusing the weekend edition of the Post Journal. That particular ...