On a chilling Monday, Dunkirk Dave offered some optimism. When venturing out in the morning on Farmlane Road in the town, he saw no shadow. That means an early spring. Dave’s prediction came when temperatures in northern Chautauqua County were in the single digits. That’s a much better ...

Winterfest Medallion Hunt Clues 1 and 2 MAYVILLE - Organizers of the 2026 Mayville Winterfest event are once again holding a medallion hunt. Clues will run at the top of the Briefly column in The Post-Journal until the medallion is found. FIRST CLUE: There is a medallion of old, That is ...

Fredonia Fire Chief Josh Myers is amazed no one died in a large pileup Jan. 20 on the westbound Thruway. He’d also like to know why the road was not closed, despite brutal blizzard-like conditions. Fredonia Trustee Paul Wandel asked the chief for a report on the accident at a Board of ...

A business in Stow has been temporarily suspended from selling lottery and tobacco items due to selling products to underage individuals. During the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, it was announced that Hogan’s Hut on Old Bridge Road was fined $1,250 for a second violation of ...

Brooks-TLC’s plan for a new hospital on Main Street in Fredonia hit another key milestone this week. “Anybody who believes the hospital’s not coming here: The check came in for a building permit. So they’re getting a building permit,” said Fredonia’s top code officer, Charles ...

The Chautauqua County Clerk’s Office is advising residents that local Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Jamestown, Dunkirk, and Mayville will be temporarily closed as New York state implements a new, modernized DMV software system known as DRIVES. To support the statewide technology ...