CASSADAGA — Very few municipalities across Chautauqua County care more about the issue of zoning laws than the village of Cassadaga. That could not have been more obvious than throughout the arduous process of establishing laws governing short-term rental properties in the village. The next ...

FALCONER – Village Historian Brenda Cavallaro has been hard at work continuing the yearly Christmas tradition of erecting a special tree in the village’s community building. Each year, Cavallaro ensures that the tree and its decorations commemorate some historical, or community, aspect ...

CLYMER — The Clymer Historical Society continues to be active and hard at work, and Clymer Historian Cindy Willink recently reported to the town board on the activities that went on for the Historical Society during the last year. Willink reported during the town board’s December meeting ...

ASHVILLE – The Chautauqua Safety Village is preparing for the fifth annual Christmas Celebration. One of the most significant new additions will be the Christmas elevator this year. Associate Director Lisa McLaughlin said the Santa elevator will take children on a simulated ride that will ...

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 ...