Artificial Intelligence programs are being blamed as the culprit for Chautauqua County needing to increase staffing in its law department. The Chautauqua County Legislature’s Administrative Services Committee has backed a request from the county Law Department to hire an additional ...

MAYILLE – After many years and appearances in court, a dilapidated house in the village will soon be torn down. At the June Mayville Village Board meeting, officials passed a resolution hiring HH Rauh Contracting Co, LLC of Ashville to demolish 199 Sea Drive at a cost of $16,325 and do any ...

It only takes one ancestor for someone to be eligible to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, but DAR member Loretta Smith actually has four or five ancestors that had a prominent connection to the Revolution and would be considered patriots. The main ancestor that Smith chose ...

Newsgathering organizations play a vital role in keeping readers informed. New York State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor R-Westfield, recently congratulated Post-Journal Publisher Michael Bird honoring the newspaper’s 200th anniversary. “We know how vital the news is to our democratic ...

The village of Falconer is proposing to use $1.75 million of its $4.5 million NY Forward grant on a major development on West Main Street. The first project listed in the village's application to the state is a partnership with Peak Development Partners to build two four-story buildings, ...

A mother is trying to sue Pine Valley School District over alleged abuse of her two children that she says contained racist and sexual overtones over a period of seven years. The OBSERVER sought comment from the Pine Valley school district on the case, but its phone call was not returned ...