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Briefly September 28, 2026

Watts Flats UMC To Host Craft Show Oct. 3 WATTS FLATS - Watts Flats United Methodist Church, 866 Blockville-Watts Flats Road, Ashville, will host a craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Lunch will be available for purchase. Sewer Districts Board To Meet Thursday The South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts will meet at noon Thursday, Oct. 1, at the North Harmony Administration Building conference room, 5350 Stow Road, Ashville. The public is welcome to attend. Mobile Pantry Truck At Ashville UMC On Tuesday ASHVILLE - The Mobile Pantry Truck from the Food ...

Dunkirk woman sentenced to probation in government theft case

Sales include buildings for Jamestown bar

Local News September 26, 2026

A downtown Westfield building that houses multiple businesses has changed ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from July 14-20. The county does not provide transaction information, but ...

Whatever happened to “hello?”

Local News September 26, 2026

There was a time when a ringing telephone meant something. Someone wanted you. The phone rang in the kitchen and everybody heard it. If you were a teenager, you might sprint 100 miles an hour from another room to get there before your mother did. There was no caller ID. No advance warning. You ...

Columbare re-elected TRC board chair

Community September 26, 2026

Dr. Dawn Columbare was re-elected the chair of The Resource Center’s board of directors during the agency’s general membership meeting, held at TRC’s administrative office building on Dunham Avenue in Celoron. Also re-elected as officers for the board’s 2026-27 term were Dr. Todd ...

Looking back, we lived a dream, and more

Local News September 26, 2026

Over time, we’ve tried very hard to make things as easy for our children as possible, short of doing everything for them. Sometimes, we had to say, “no” to things. Sometimes, we had to make them do for themselves, but where we could, and still can, we try to help them as much as ...