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Former Gowanda Woman Charged In 2023 Fatal Accident

A former Gowanda resident is facing charges after being involved in an automobile accident nearly two years ago that claimed the life of one person and injured two others. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, 25-year-old Milly Garcia is facing vehicular homicide, vehicular ...

City Budget Set To Be Released Wednesday

Mayor Kim Ecklund will release the city budget Wednesday afternoon - and it’s been a challenging process even before the City Council begins its review. At Monday’s City Council work session Ecklund said the budget has to be released Wednesday and that she and comptroller Ericka Thomas ...

SUNY enrollment shows ‘stability’

SUNY Fredonia’s enrollment plunge continues to level off, though the university is still losing a trickle of students. The campus had 3,184 students as of Sept. 15, Vice President for Enrollment Services Kathryn Kendall told the College Council at its October meeting. She quoted a number of ...

Musical Marching: Falconer and Frewsburg Band To Travel For Performances

FALCONER – The Falconer and Frewburg Central Schools’ combined marching band, the Blue and Gold Vanguard, is set to travel for its performance season, with some incredible locations along the way. The marching band has a full season scheduled at the moment with locations as far as ...

Clymer, Sherman, Panama Release Tentative Merger Timeline

Work on a merger feasibility study continues for the Clymer, Sherman, Panama school districts, as the three districts released a tentative timeline for the merger process last week. The process began following a vote back in May from each district’s communities to pursue a feasibility ...

Walk to End Alzheimer’s planned at Point Gratiot

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Chautauqua County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Southern Tier Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Point Gratiot Park in Dunkirk. Check-in begins at 9 a.m., with opening ...