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Thruway Fire Slows Traffic

Firefighters and rescue crews were at the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on the eastbound lanes of the New York State Thruway near the Dunkirk-Fredonia exit. State Thruway officials noted on its web site one eastbound lane was closed due to the blaze at mile marker 469. These photos were ...

Missing Child Located, Adult Charged With Endangerment

SHERIDAN – A Sheridan resident has been charged with endangerment after a missing child was located. At about 11:50 a.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff deputies and the State Police responded to a residence in the town of Sheridan for a report of a missing 11 year old child. After a lengthy ...

Body Recovered Near City Beach

A body found near the breakwall walkway off of Lakefront Boulevard and North Main Street is not being considered a suspicious death. At about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Dunkirk Police Department responded to the scene off Lake Front Boulevard and North Main Street. An investigation was conducted ...

Christian Sciences Speaker To Visit Chautauqua Institution Sunday

CHAUTAUQUA - Nicole Virgil, practitioner of Christian Science healing and public speaker, will present her talk, “Be Set Free,” on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Smith Wilkes Hall, 21 Foster Ave., Chautauqua. The talk will focus on universal healing precepts found in the Holy Bible, especially in ...

Local Court Mergers Supported By Molitor

Recent Legislation authorizing the merger of the justice courts in the Town of Harmony and the Town of North Harmony was strongly supported by Andrew Molitor, the Republican-Conservative candidate for New York State Assembly. “As the First Assistant District Attorney and former President of ...

Johnson Wins Primary In Family Court Race

Peter Johnson has defeated Sally Jaroszynski for the Conservative line for Family Court Judge in this fall’s elections. Results from Tuesday’s primary shows Johnson received 157 votes while Jaroszynski received 47 votes. Both candidates will still be on the ballot this fall. Along ...