An effort to improve some vacant land in Ripley and make it ready for business development is moving ahead. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members awarded a $5,101,000 bid for paving, water and sewer to S. St. George Enterprises, which was the lowest ...

The Chautauqua Lake Men of Integrity are bringing comedian Jeff Allen to the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. Allen is noted for many things. His “Happy Wife, Happy Life” message of a marriage gone wrong and redeemed has given laughter and encouragement to ...

LAKEWOOD - Finally. After weeks of crunching numbers, the Lakewood Board of Trustees adopted its 2026-2027 budget. In March, Mayor Randy Holcomb said the proposed $5,822,633 spending plan was considered an “all-in” budget. The mayor noted that estimated revenues were $3,021,838 and the ...

A historic hotel in the south county has a new owner. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Feb. 18-23. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available ...

“… Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test, and don’t ask why It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time … It’s something unpredictable But in the end, it’s right I hope ...

Occasionally, I get into someone’s car and it’s so clean, I’m concerned there may be something wrong with them. One of the hardest tasks in life is to have an immaculate car for any great length of time. The same with a woman’s purse. But someone once dropped a pearl of wisdom on me ...