FREDONIA — 200 years ago, the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman known as a national hero in helping the colonies to win the American Revolution, made a stop on his new America tour in Fredonia. At the beginning of June, the Benjamin Prescott Chapter of the Daughters of the American ...

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua Town Historical Society is hosting an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Mayville Depot Museum, 16 Water St. in Lakeside Park, to celebrate the centennial of the Mayville Depot. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon. The event ...

Only one local school budget - Fredonia Central School’s - was defeated by voters on Tuesday. Overall, voters approve 96.6% of school district budgets passed, according to the state School Boards Association, while 99% of budgets with tax levies falling within the state’s 2% tax cap ...

The Wallflowers, known for a string of 1990s hits, are coming to the Struthers Library Theatre in September. The band, led by Jakob Dylan, released a 10-track album in 2021 titled “Exit Wounds” that Dylan told The Associated Press refers to personal baggage. “Wherever you’re headed, ...

A lawsuit brought on following the death of a Dunkirk man in the county jail may soon be settled. The Chautauqua County Legislature’s Administrative Services Committee is backing a Settlement of Claim for the Estate of Gregory Gallaway. The amount is for $132,500, of which half would be ...

A community effort is assisting the homeless person at the center of controversial Dunkirk Common Council comments. Several people emailed the OBSERVER to notify the newspaper that Melissa Barnes was leading an effort to help the man. She subsequently offered these comments: “Yes, I ...