People in Chautauqua County have seen the signs - the gas price signs, that is. And they want to know why they’re paying more for a gallon of gas in the Jamestown area than they do in Westfield. We’ve heard the complaints. We’ve seen the social media posts - gas sign selfies are almost ...

What, you may ask, is the 100-foot rule and why are Republicans making such a big stink about Democrats’ move to repeal it? In a nutshell, New York’s “100-foot rule,” passed in 1986, prohibited utility companies from charging individual customers for the cost of a new gas service as ...

There is a crucial question that needs to be answered as debate continues over the fate of the federal Job Corps program - do we support the Job Corps or its mission? It’s an important distinction to make. There is only one outcome for those who support the Job Corps as it is currently ...

Twice in recent weeks we’ve seen shared services agreements come to an end. The first was a note that North Harmony was ending its agreement to share an assessor and code enforcement officer with the town of Busti. Then, it was learned Chautauqua and Mayville are ending a shared code ...

Many area residents, we’re sure, don’t understand everything the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints espouses. We’re sure, however, that the church does good work in the community - and that’s something everyone should be able to get behind. The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul will have a choice to make later this summer when she reviews A.544B/S.1985. It’s hard to argue, given our shared history with domestic abuse cases, that seizing weapons in these instances isn’t a smart thing to do in certain situations. The legislation requires a ...