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Flawed test led to Fredonia boil order

Fredonia is still fuming over a boil order caused by bacteria and a mishandled test. Fredonia’s latest boil order saga started Friday afternoon, when Chautauqua County initially reported that the village “received (test) results of two failing bacteria samples in the distribution system; ...

Fall Tradition: Busti Apple Festival Returns Saturday, Sunday

BUSTI - The Busti Apple Festival will once again fill the Busti Historical Society’s 1850 campus on the last weekend in September. New this year is a schedule of events to make sure visitors don’t miss a demonstration or the restored mill grinding grain. The Hazeltine Library staff are ...

Carroll Adopts New Animal Control Law

FREWSBURG – A measure updating laws on nuisance dogs, and related fines, has been approved by the Carroll Town Board. The update was needed after town officials noticed many of the town’s animal control laws were severely outdated, according to Andrew Theis, town animal control officer. ...

BPU Announces Schedule for Fall Water Main Flushing

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Water Division announces dates for fall water main flushing. Pre-flushing in Falconer will start at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in the areas of Aldren, Mapleshade, Ralph and Valmeere. The entire village of Falconer will be flushed from 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. ...

Horrigan Receives CRCF’s Hamilton Award

The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation has presented the 2025 John D. Hamilton Community Service Award to Vince Horrigan at a special event held at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. The annual award, presented since 1993, recognizes an individual’s dedication, leadership, and support ...

HALT Panel Releases Reform Proposals

The state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has released recommendations from the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Committee last week, proposing amendments to the HALT Act to improve safety for facility staff and the incarcerated population. ...