DUNKIRK — Brooks-TLC Hospital System has confirmed its obstetrics department is “significantly strained” following a New York state mandate that went into effect Monday that requires health-care staff to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a news release issued Thursday ...

PORTLAND — The discovery of remains believed to be human in a wooded area in the north county will be analyzed. Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone said the remains, found by a person Sunday evening off Woleben Road in the town of Portland, appear to be a full body. “Someone was ...

RIPLEY — Ripley Central School District residents will have the opportunity to vote on the district’s proposed capital project on Wednesday, September 22 from 2 to 8 p.m. Superintendent William Caldwell presented the project details at a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 16, just before ...

By Katrina Fuller kfuller@post-journal.com LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Village Board may soon be bringing its village insurance out for bid each year, after members of the board discussed the matter during a recent meeting. A resolution to accept a quote for the village of Lakewood property ...

FRANKLINVILLE — Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Joseph Giglio issued the following statement on Great Lakes Cheese company’s decision to locate their new facility in Franklinville, New York. “Today’s announcement by Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) company represents a historic moment ...

Robin Lynn Rybicki, 53, of Bemus Point, N.Y., passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 11, 2021, at UPMC Chautauqua. She was born Aug. 24, 1968, in Jamestown and was the daughter of Marcia Sanden Rybicki and the late Ronald F. Rybicki. Following high school, Robin earned her associate degree ...