In January, The Post-Journal retold the story of Ellery Jane Doe, a cold case that has been under investigation since December 6, 1983. On Monday, there was a bit of movement on the case. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said Monday it has received information of a possible sighting ...
State lawmakers are trying to give the state Office of Cannabis Management some of its teeth back as a court battle over the organization’s enforcement power is waged in a state appeals court. Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, D-Buffalo, and Sen. Jeremy Cooney, D-Rochester, have ...
All five of the Board of Public Utilities’ divisions showed positive financial results according to the organization’s recently completed 2025 audit. BPU board members recently received the audit from BWB. Kevin Karr, finance and customs account manager, introduced Dana Eisman with BWB, ...
Chautauqua County is removing a dilapidated business building in the western end of the county from the tax rolls. During the county legislature meeting, officials voted to cancel taxes going forward against 4 West Main St., Ripley. The owner is listed as Michael Seivert and is listed as ...
While Community Helping Hands’s operations may still be on pause, the nonprofit is continuing to look for ways to do community outreach, including through an event coming up this Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. Carol Hay, Community Helping Hands board president, said the nonprofit ...
The Chautauqua County’s Office for Aging Services has recognized Ellen Coffaro and Shirley Vandenburg as its 2026 Volunteers of the Year, celebrating their decades of work on behalf of older adults across Chautauqua County. “Ellen and Shirley represent the very best of what volunteerism ...