MAYVILLE – A final vote to keep the sales tax in the county at 8% was approved, with Democratic lawmakers continuing their opposition. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers voted 14-4 to have a sales tax rate at 8%. This is the third time this year the legislature ...

The Audubon Community Nature Center will be hosting a night of magic and fun that nobody will want to miss. The enchanted forest will be taking place on Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5. The event will contain a host of animal performers in costume along the trails. The performers will ...

CASSADAGA — Nancy Wickmark is no stranger to speaking during Village Board meetings. At the latest meeting, however, it was not an update on the New York Forward Grant Committee, the Cassadaga Lakes Association, or the Comprehensive Plan that Wickmark spoke about - it was her candidacy for ...

Dogs and cats don’t always get along - but organizers of the Chautauqua County Humane Society’s Pet Expo ’25 have a plan to make sure the two play nicely. With so many dogs visiting the expo, Amanda Sublett, Chautauqua County Humane Society community outreach and education coordinator, ...

SOUTH DAYTON — These days, train depots are few and far between, but the one in South Dayton still stands, recently celebrating its 150th anniversary. An anniversary celebration was held at the beginning of September, complete with old-fashioned activities and demonstrations such as ...

Chautauqua County’s three largest population centers failed to submit information for the state Comptroller’s Office 2024 financial stress test. The cities of Dunkirk and Jamestown, along with the village of Fredonia, all made the list of no-shows. The village of Bemus Point appeared to ...