It only took a few hours after the ringing in of 2025, that senseless tragedy took the lives of 15 people and injured many more in what has been determined a terrorist attack in New Orleans. We had just celebrated jubilantly with the hopes of peace, an end to violence, a coming together of ...

I’ve always been saddened to hear about generational homes that finally reach the end of the line for one reason or another. I know homes at Chautauqua Institution have suffered that fate as times change and the difficult realities of keeping a summer place prove to be daunting. Sometimes it ...

Last Friday, when the phone rang, the caller I.D. read Barclay Bank. Uh-oh. That’s not good. Barclay Bank is synonymous with only one thing for me – my MasterCard. The only time any credit card company has ever called on the phone was to inform me of fraudulent activity. The last time ...

MAYVILLE – While the CHQ Chamber of Commerce has canceled the annual Mayville Winter Festival, an effort is underway to get an ice castle built and hold a slimmed down celebration. On Tuesday, Chamber President Daniel Heitzenrater announced that the annual festival, which was scheduled for ...

By Gregory Bacon gbacon@observertoday.com Although no trial dates have been set, District Attorney Jason Schmidt is working on prosecuting a number of homicides that occurred in 2024. Of the seven homicides that occurred in Chautauqua County in 2024, five of them have arrests. MARLON ...

In 2024, there were seven official homicides in Chautauqua County. It’s possible that number could increase. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, his office is investigating two additional deaths which have been deemed as “suspicious.” Both were in the city of Jamestown. He ...