WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling. Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey found. That’s a substantial shift from 20 years ago, when closer to one-third of ...

ASHVILLE – Despite the memory having faded away for so many, Ashville used to be home to a prominent school. Generations of people from the area held memories of attending the Ashville Union Free School through their youth, with reunions held each year to celebrate the memory and ...

FREWSBURG - For the second year, the Frewsburg Central School School District will merge its Varsity Football team with the Southwestern Central School District. In a unanimous vote, the Frewsburg Board of Education Thursday approved the merger for the 2026-2027 school year. “A year ago, ...

After more than three years of hard work, the Comprehensive Plan for the village of Mayville and town of Chautauqua is complete. Officials note a comprehensive plan is one of a municipality’s most important documents. Chautauqua Town Councilman Scott Cummings was one of the co-chairs of ...

Many labor and delivery patients are expected to seek care at UPMC Chautauqua following the closure of Warren General Hospital’s program that takes effect Tuesday. This change has the potential to raise concern among expecting families and residents throughout Warren County. However, ...

ELLERY – It’s been more than three years since cold case investigators released a new sketch of a woman found dead in Ellery on Dec. 6, 1983. Since then little has changed in the case of Ellery Jane Doe - though Tom Tarpley told The Post-Journal recently that the Chautauqua County ...