The Clymer boys basketball program had won 11 Section VI championships prior to Friday’s Class D Far West Regional against ...

New York state legislators are some of the luckiest in the nation already, earning the highest salary in comparison to any ...

Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel proposed a merger of the city and town of Dunkirk with the village of Fredonia and the ...

I read the OBSERVER article about police coverage for the town of Dunkirk. It seems everyone in our local municipalities are experiencing substantial increases to cover costs in a somewhat dwindling ...

Over the last two years, the city of Dunkirk has seen some of the largest tax increases in the region. Following the financial crisis of 2024, rates skyrocketed 84% in 2025. This year, another minimal ...

The Frewsburg girls basketball team captured the Class C state title last year and the first stop on the road to glory was the Far West Regionals against Section V’s Keshequa. If the Bears would like ...

Ben Drake’s coaching success in Western New York basketball circles is well known and now the rest of the Empire State is taking notice. The former Jamestown High School boys mentor was notified this ...

The results of the vote are in and Ripley Central School District’s $10,196,736 capital project is a go. Unofficial results of the ballot, held from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the school’s large ...

With 25 seconds remaining in the Class AAA Far West Regional on Friday evening, Dominic Gonzalez and Elijah Farmer headed to the Jamestown bench at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Upon arrival, they ...

Do we need a regional control board? Yes — and for good reason. The level of greed, deceit, and outright tomfoolery that took place during the COVID lockdown still turns my stomach. While everyday ...

Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES (E2CCB) is partnering with Chautauqua Health & Fitness to host a Community Wellness Event on Friday, April 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will be at ...

Jamestown police officers are investigating a shooting Thursday that caused a lockdown at two city schools. According to a police report, at 1:24 p.m. officers responded to Crescent and Buffalo ...