BEMUS POINT – The Ellery Town Board recently adopted its 2026 budget with a slight increase in tax rates for town residents. The rate increase is slightly less for town residents who live in Bemus Point. Within this budget are the 2026 budgets for the three fire departments in the town, two ...

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency is working with a pierogi business in the northern end of the county get back on its feet. The county IDA had previously loaned Lancaster Foods, LLC around $85,000. The business operates Barbie Crockski Pierogi in Silver Creek. The ...

FALCONER – Students in Jacob Proper’s government class at Falconer High School have gotten a unique opportunity as part of a recent assignment. The assignment gave students a first-hand experience, involving attending some sort of local governmental meeting. Not only does it seem that ...

Two Fredonia residents have been charged after a robbery at the East Second Street 7-Eleven on Sunday. Johnee C. Thompson, 36, and Kaelyn A. Hayward, 22, both of Fredonia, were charged with second-degree robbery, third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree conspiracy after officers ...

Mary Rosario started a Coat Closet for homeless people in October, but quickly realized she needed to rethink her plan. “Day after day nobody would show up,” she said during an interview at the Coat Closet, located in the old school building at St. Anthony’s Church in Fredonia. “I ...

There isn’t much spending on conferences and training by the mayor and City Council members, but that doesn’t mean the continuing education isn’t encouraged. Council members recently discussed a resolution to give permission for attendance of meetings of the Chautauqua County ...