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Carroll, Landfill Owners Spar In Court Filings

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Should the loss of property value at the former Jones-Carroll landfill property in Carroll justify a taxpayer-backed payment to the property’s owner? That’s the question before state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon. Briefs filed recently by attorneys for the town of Carroll and Carol ...

Job Corps ‘Paused,’ Permanent Closure Sought

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CASSADAGA – Employees at the local Job Corps have been told their program is being put on pause and must find placement for the students on its campus. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is looking to permanently end the program. The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it is ...

County Bus Ridership Up, Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

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Ridership on Chautauqua County’s public transportation is still down since the COVID-19 pandemic but it is increasing. According to Michele Westphal, the senior project coordinator for CHQ Transit, in 2019 there were 195,933 trips. At that time the transportation system was called ...

Still No CHQ Transit Hub After Nearly $500,000 Spent

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On East Third Street is a small plexiglass building where public transportation riders sit to get out of the rain while waiting for the bus. There was supposed to be a new building there, but after spending nearly a half a million dollars, county officials are back to square one. CHQ ...

County Provides Updates On Tourism Development Grant Program

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In 2024, Chautauqua County awarded a total of twenty-two grants totaling $124,830 through its Tourism Product Development Program. The funding comes from a portion of the county’s 3% occupancy tax allocation. The 22 awards in 2024 were made to the following grantees: PFM Ventures; SUNY ...

Herman Hurls Gowanda To Section VI Class C Championship

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HAMBURG — Blake Herman hopped up and down. Let out a scream. Tossed off his cap. Spread his arms wide. Sprinted toward catcher Jayden Fish, who leaped into his arms. And then the battery mates spun each other around as they shared a long, celebratory embrace. It marked the first time ...