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Police seek help in hit-and-run incident

Eight police cars lined the side of Route 6 on Monday, reducing the traffic to one lane as they investigated a hit-and-run crash involving an unknown vehicle and a red gas-powered motorized bicycle. The crash occurred at approximately 7:35 a.m. along Route 6 near Zimmerman Hill Road in Mead ...

Carnival celebrates end of Sherman school year

They were throwing axes, shooting arrows, jousting, dunking teachers and lots more at the Sherman Central School Carnival earlier this month. The end-of-year carnival was held at the Sherman football field from 6 to 8 p.m. June 12. Not only were there a plethora of fun activities, but ...

Mansfield looks back on tenure

Mike Mansfield looked back on his five years as Dunkirk City School District superintendent during his final meeting in the position last week. Mansfield will become the district’s business manager today. Brian Swatland is taking over as superintendent. The COVID-19 epidemic hammered down ...

IDA OKs Help For Tri-County Country Club Following 2023 Fire

A Forestville country club that lost its main building is getting some breaks on taxes to rebuild. During the June Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members approved a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreement with Tri-County Country Club for it to reconstruct and ...

Building Skills

Final project? Build a shed! Fifteen skilled students in teacher Nick Lundgren’s construction class recently built a shed over seven weeks at Southwestern High School, all while gaining skills during the project. During the building phases, students learned the basics of framing, ...

Temporary Construction Easement On Agenda For Voting Session

The voting session of the city council Monday night is set to include a resolution and an agreement under new business regarding a temporary construction easement on Hazeltine Avenue. According to the voting session agenda, the city is looking to continue reconstruction work on the ...