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Ashville Business Taking Off, Considering Expansions

ASHVILLE – One of the newest businesses in Ashville has seen an incredible amount of success since the initial opening earlier this year. The family duo, inspired by the structure of a relative’s business, has begun expanding into online operations as a result of this success. The duo is ...

Supportive Communities: Winter Veterans Events Successful Despite Weather

Throughout this winter, members of the community have pushed through poor weather in order to support a multitude of events that celebrate veterans. With the gracious support of multiple veteran support organizations, the events were able to memorialize many that have fallen and support those ...

Request to be part of an Ag District must be submitted in January

Per New York State Agriculture and Markets Law 303-b, the Chautauqua County Legislature has designated January 2 through January 31, 2026, as the annual 30-day period during which landowners may submit requests to include predominantly viable agricultural land into an existing certified ...

Community Support: Holiday Haul Raises $27,504, Collects 24,446 Pounds of Food

The Jamestown community came together in a big way for the 13th annual Community Holiday Haul, raising $27,504 and collecting 24,446 pounds (12.25 tons) of non-perishable food to support St. Susan Center. The Holiday Haul surpassed its $25,000 fundraising goal. Monetary contributions will ...

Annual First Day Hike is Thursday

FORESTVILLE — Imagine Forestville is ready to celebrate the new year with a longstanding tradition, and anyone is welcome to bundle up and hit the trail to join them. Imagine Forestville’s annual First Day Hike will be at the Forestville Hiking Trail, from 1 until 3 p.m. on New Year’s ...

Dunkirk mayor’s salary remains the same

DUNKIRK — The salary of Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz remains at $54,500 in the city’s approved 2026 budget. Wdowiasz’s initial budget proposal in October included a $20,500 hike in the mayor’s salary line. Just days later, she changed course. “That was not actually a raise. I was ...