The maximum weekly unemployment insurance benefit for unemployed workers across the state is increasing. State Gov. Kathy Hochul and labor leaders Wednesday announced that as part of the enacted budget, the State invested nearly $7 billion to pay off the federal UI Trust Fund loan, and bring ...

Ten additional counties, including Chautauqua and Cattaraugus, were upgraded from a drought watch to warning in the Great Lakes region on Wednesday. The counties under the drought warning also include Allegany, northern Cayuga, Chemung, Clinton, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Genesee, Hamilton, ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York held a virtual press conference Wednesday to discuss the impact of rising health insurance premiums on New Yorkers across the state and to call on Republicans to extend the health insurance subsidies that help many Americans get care at a price they can ...

The Blackwell Baby Cafe, in partnership with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department, will host the Angel Walk 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Chadakoin Riverwalk. The Riverwalk starts behind the BPU and Siri storage place, on Harrison Street. The walk does not ...

State University of New York at Fredonia President Stephen Kolison recently listed 12 goals he has for the campus over the next four years. Kolison showed the list during the first College Council meeting of the 2025-26 school year. He didn’t discuss each goal, but they were shown on ...

Greg Krauza, candidate for Chautauqua County Clerk, addressed the Jamestown Bar Association at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown. Krauza began by thanking the group for the opportunity and letting them know he understands how important the Clerk’s office is to their business. “I ...