Both county and state leaders are expressing concerns about the possibility of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program losing its funds by the end of the week. Chautauqua County Legislator Tom Carle, D-Fredonia, who is running for county executive, said he has reached out to the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation’s commerce. Merchants in multiple regions of the country have run out of pennies and are ...

With Supplementary Nutrition Assistance benefits not being distributed at the beginning of November due to the government shutdown, local food pantries are expecting to experience an influx of people in need of their services. At the moment, many pantries are already struggling to cover ...

Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel says the newly established Government Efficiency Fund should be focused on efficiency and can extend to things outside of dissolving municipal government boards. In September, County Executive PJ Wendel announced that he wanted $500,000 from the county ...

The cost of road salt will be going up in next year’s Public Works Department budget. Mark Roetzer, interim public works director, said from last winter to this winter the price of salt has increased 41% from $49 to $69 per ton, which he noted to be a county-wide increase. “That’s a ...

At 10 months old Theodore Adam Waylon Sullivan is a fighter. He was born premature at 27 weeks old with multiple health challenges. He’s also in a fun competition. Theo is the son of Brett and Danielle Sullivan. Chautauqua County residents, one of Theo’s older half-sisters, Peyton ...