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Legislators tout ‘Affordability Act’ for county

County Legislators Bob Bankoski of Dunkirk and Tom Nelson of Jamestown, both Democrats, are sponsoring a Resolution for the Legislature’s meeting on Wednesday to improve the affordability of living in Chautauqua County. “The Affordability Act of 2026 has three cost savings for county ...

Sales Include Dunkirk Business

The building of an extermination company in Northern Chautauqua County has changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Nov. 17-20. During this time period, 218-220 West Fifth St., ...

The Assembly: Band Draws On Musicianship To Produce Original Styles

Like many other musicians, Drew Minton records musical ideas into his iPhone. And some of those ideas become songs for his band, The Assembly. Minton said he may bring an idea to jam session and let the group “flesh it out,” and make the song more complete. “It’s not a group to ...

Frewsburg Firefighters, EMTs Air Concerns

FREWSBURG – A host of firefighters and EMTs from the town of Carroll have alleged inappropriate behavior from members on the Carroll Fire Commissioners board. Several firefighters and EMTs aired their concerns to Carroll Town Board members during the board’s January meeting. Multiple ...

Do Not Drink Order Issued For Ashville Mobile Home Park Park

A mobile home park in Ashville is facing another round of steep fines for water violations, as its residents have been told to not drink the water. During the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, board members fined the operators of Wellman Mobile Home Park $4,700 for failure to submit ...

Former Dunkirk Treasurer Woods Indicted In Corruption

A man city voters put in charge of enormous amounts of Dunkirk’s finances for more than two decades has been charged in the theft of more than $120,000. On Friday afternoon, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt dropped the bombshell of ...