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CCHS: Pet Expo brings community together

The Chautauqua County Humane Society will present Pet Expo 2026, made possible through the support of presenting sponsors Supportive Divorce Solutions and Happy Hounds Hotel & Day Spa. Why is the Humane Society putting the event on for a second year? The answer is simple, according to CCHS officials - because Pet Expo 2025 proved that this region is ready and eager to unite around the wellbeing of animals. Last year, pets were adopted right from the floor of the Northwest Arena, families made meaningful connections, and shelters and rescues formed relationships to strengthen the ...

Panama to repair damaged sign

PANAMA — One of the welcome signs in the village of Panama has again been damaged after previously receiving some damage last year. Panama Village Board members are now deciding whether to repair the sign or replace it. Mayor William Schneider presented two options to the board during ...

Elevated Experience

A bigger and longer Plein Air Festival is coming to the Roger Tory Peterson Institute - and the surrounding area - starting Saturday. From Sept. 12-18, the festival sponsored by RTPI will take place with artists at venues throughout Western New York. RTPI has expanded both the timeframe and ...

Sales include Clymer farm, former deli building

A farm in the western end of the county has sold for more than a million dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 22-30. The county does not provide transaction information, but real ...

Uncomfortable questions arise in Sandusky case

Dredging up the Sandusky trial and the allegations that led to his conviction is among the least comfortable things I’ve ever written about. More than two dozen men ultimately came forward claiming they had been abused as boys while under his care. When those stories surfaced in 2011, they ...