LAKEWOOD - The town of Busti will move forward with its District 7 Water Expansion Project. Andy Johnson of EcoStrategies, and Matthew Zarbo of Square Engineering updated town board members Monday on what the next steps are. The proposed $5.82 million project was approved in May 2024, and is ...

FINDLEY LAKE - The Findley Lake Volunteer Fire Department has certified three of its members as Emergency Medical Technicians, bringing the department’s EMT crew up to eight active volunteers. The newly certified EMTs are Pam Kadish, Robert McNinch and Morgan Motherwell, who completed ...

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 ...

A court has overturned a city of Dunkirk ruling that a Jamestown contractor is not a responsible bidder. State Supreme Court Judge Grace Hanlon granted H.H. Rauh Contracting’s request to annul the city ruling. Hanlon noted in her own ruling that the city claimed Rauh Contracting is not a ...

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 ...