A report from the state Comptroller’s Office, made public Friday, is highly critical of the city of Dunkirk’s 2026 budget proposal. “Although (the Comptroller’s Office) told the mayor (Kate Wdowiasz), treasurer (Mark Woods), fiscal affairs officer (Ellen Luczkowiak), and members of ...

A liquor store business in Mayville appears to have purchased the building it operates out of. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Sept. 16-22. During this time period, Chautauqua Inns, LTD ...

Before sunrise on Friday, Nov. 7, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik answered the prayers of Republicans across New York state in declaring her run against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul for next November. That intention to seek the top position in the Empire State marks the first time two powerful women ...

Seven Jamestown Public Schools students have been selected to perform among New York state’s most talented student musicians. Gina Delgado, Rya Giuffre, Hayden Langford, and Zoey Shimmel will represent JHS at the New York State School Music Association’s Zone 1 Senior High Area All-State ...

A Buffalo man connected to the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in Chautauqua County has been sentenced. Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that Richard J. Fox, 62, was sentenced Thursday morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 40 ...

The Chautauqua County Board of Elections has certified the 2025 elections. Two races that could have been affected by absentee ballots included County Legislative District 12 and one of the Jamestown City Council At-Large seats. For District 12, Legislator Fred Larson, who ran the ...