With every summer walleye tournament held in the eastern basin of Lake Erie, anglers rediscover why fishing here, especially ...

Dunkirk won the District 38 Little League 8-10 All-Stars Tournament championship with a 13-6 victory over Southwestern at the ...

Despite missing the reorganizational meeting, Max Graham did not duck the responsibility of serving as Board President moving ...

Five decades ago, St. Mary’s Elementary School in Dunkirk graduated its final class. To honor the history of St. Mary’s ...

The remains of the first Chautauqua County casualty in the Pacific Theater of World War II have been accounted for by the ...

It’s back and bigger and better than ever. This weekend the Chadwick Bay Softball Bash returns to northern Chautauqua County ...

The annual chicken barbecue held by the Mayville/Chautauqua Lions Club was a great success. The club thanks everyone who participated at this delicious fundraising event. The Weidner barbecue folks ...

Some local big-box stores are challenging their property assessments. Four prominent chains all filed mid-July challenges in state Supreme Court in an apparent attempt to lower their property taxes.

Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston is out indefinitely after the first-round draft pick was diagnosed with a sprained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, a person briefed on ...

Fredonia Middle School has announced its fourth quarter honor and merit rolls. Eighth Grade Honor Roll — Colin Abbey, Mason Alguire, Lola Anderson, Benjamin Brautigam, Clint Dinshah, Emelia Domenico, ...

Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen defended the village this week over a woman’s $4,000 water bill. Ashley DiFrancesco called the OBSERVER to complain about the bill for a three-month period. She alleged ...

Chautauqua County police agencies have participated in the New York State STOP-DWI July Fourth High Visibility Engagement Campaign. The campaign began Thursday, July 3, and continued through Sunday, ...