The cycles found throughout nature are full of endings, fresh starts, and plenty of resets, whether we are talking about massive weather patterns or a single Monarch caterpillar. The change in an organism’s behaviors through the day, week, or year are sometimes the result of an innate ...

The Chautauqua County Humane Society is inviting local businesses to celebrate their employees this Valentine’s season. Through its new Fur‑ever Valentine program, the Humane Society will bring a shelter pet directly to workplaces for a 45 to 60 minute visit between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ...

Maggie, this week’s Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue Dog of the Week, is a new arrival at the shelter. She was originally an area stray several years ago, and had been adopted out, but was returned due to difficulty adjusting to some recent changes in the home dynamic. Maggie is around 7-8 ...

Persell Middle School officials recently released the school’s honor and merit rolls for the first trimester of the 2025-26 school year. They are: HONOR ROLL Eighth Grade: Ryleii Mae Annette Ahlquist, Hadley Kate Anderson, Maddon Alexander Anderson, Riley Jacob Anderson, Mariel Anderson ...

DUNKIRK — The arrest of a Dunkirk City School District employee has led to the district issuing a statement on its Facebook page and web site. On Wednesday, the Dunkirk Police Department said Alexander D. Phillips, 29, of Orchard Park was charged with child endangerment. The arrest was made ...

A second proposal has been introduced this month aiming to increase safety in work zones on state highways. State Sen. Trevor Cooney, D-Rochester, has introduced legislation (S.8882) that would allow the use of speed cameras in highway construction or maintenance work areas on all state ...