PANAMA — Memorial Day is fast approaching, and the village of Panama is working on finalizing their plans for the village’s big event. At the board’s May meeting, Mayor William Schneider said he found someone to do both Flanders Fields and the Gettysburg Address, but had not heard back ...

State lawmakers are again condemning political violence after a Lebanon, Pa., man was jailed after making threats toward several state Democratic Party lawmakers in leadership positions. The State Police at Jonestown have charged Adam G. Berryhill, 42, of Lebanon, Pa., with terroristic ...

Eighteen school districts using your taxpayer dollars are continuing to prove they are major economic engines for Chautauqua County. Each year at this time, they expect a stamp of approval from residents when it comes to spending plans. When the annual vote occurs across the state on Tuesday, ...

PORTLAND — Certain topics can take just the smallest spark and turn it into an inferno. That’s the case in Portland following a resolution passed by the Town Board on March 11 that expressed “general support” of a potential data center project at the Sugar Hill Golf Course. The ...

The National Comedy Center will become the home of famed comedian Mel Brooks’ career archives. The announcement comes with the 99-year-old Brooks’ newest film, Spaceballs II, coming out in theaters April 27. Brooks’ career archives are one of the most comprehensive collections of ...

David Bird alleges he was fired from his job as Fredonia Department of Public Works Director for political reasons, and plans to challenge it in court. Bird said the decision to let him go was made in a Board of Trustees executive session, which is closed to the public, Monday ...