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Sales include welding location, former hardware store

A gas and welding building in the south county is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 8-13. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate ...

America gleams from sea to shining sea during World Cup

They’re standing in front of Buc-ees with iPhone cameras rolling, marveling in the aisles of Walmart, ordering stacks of waffles at Waffle House, and walking through city parks amazed that they feel safe—that women can carry their purses over their shoulder without being robbed. Did we realize how difficult and disturbing life is for so many in countries throughout the world? One gentleman visitor was terrified to drive across the United States at night. No one in his home country of South Africa would risk their life in such a way. He was absolutely amazed that not only was he ...

The strongest men I ever knew

It’s hard to believe that in almost two weeks the year 2026 will be halfway over, but time seems to pass much quicker these days, quite possibly attributed to all the activities we’re involved with day in and day out. A while back, we waited and waited, anxiously anticipating the arrival date of a vacation we had planned, and in, what seemed to be, the blink of an eye, it came and went seemingly faster than the snap of our fingers. Special days every year seem to creep up on us and arrive, sometimes before we can even be ready for them, especially some, where the person being ...

UPMC Chautauqua’s maternity ward going well for Warren patients

JAMESTOWN – A little more than six months ago, it was announced that Warren General would no longer offer inpatient labor and delivery services due to a shortage of OBGYN physicians. That decision has caused an increase of births at UPMC Chautauqua. But even with the increase, Jamestown ...

Ellery nears moratorium extensions for wind, solar, BESS

Ellery Town Board members are poised to delay development of wind, solar and battery energy storage system projects for up to a year. Public hearings to extend the town's moratorium on solar farms, wind farms and battery energy storage systems were held June 9. The solar project, wind and BESS moratoriums will last for six months after the Ellery Town Board passes the moratorium and can be extended twice, for three months each time, if the board passes a resolution. The town is in the midst of drafting a local law governing wind energy and is considering drafting a local law ...