In July, the Fredonia American Legion Post 59 Women’s Auxiliary recognized 3 applicants for the Legion’s Department of Education Scholarships. The Auxiliary also recognized its 2026 Girls State participant. A reception was hosted by the…
Healing with Horses: Seeing, believing in a better lifestyle
What if years of scientific research eventually revealed that many seemingly different diseases have more in common than we ever…
Youth effort makes difference in Westfield
WESTFIELD — The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, in partnership with the YWCA Westfield's Girls Leadership Initiative, recently celebrated the impact…
Pagano family reunion marks 70 years
The 70th Pagano Family Reunion was held on Saturday, July 25, at Willow Creek Winery with 143 people in attendance.…
Jamestown pair charged after youth, dogs found in 'hazardous' conditions
Deplorable living conditions for a youth and dogs led to charges against two Jamestown residents. At 3 p.m. Friday, officers…
St. Anthony's Church closing Aug. 31
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in Fredonia will close Aug. 31. Members of the church's finance committee made the announcement…
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Jamestown business given opportunity to engrave trophy at final World Cup match
The finishing touch to this year’s World Cup came courtesy of a Jamestown business.…
JAMESTOWN — Aaron Gies, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, kicked off…
Candidate Gies speaks to crowd in Jamestown
SINCLAIRVILLE — Members and guests gathered recently for the annual summer picnic in the Sinclairville Ballpark.…
Sons of Legion donate to Historical Society
Sales include future mental health collective facility
Local Sports
Dodging storms
Editor’s note: Results in this article reference Thursday’s results from the Gerry Rodeo. Friday…
'The house that Josh built'
Bills sign Torrence to 4-year extension
RANDOLPH — The Wednesday Travel League held its annual “Red Shirt” event at Cardinal Hills Golf…
Hilliker makes 8 birdies at Cardinal Hills GC
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Jamestown pair charged after youth, dogs found in 'hazardous' conditions
Deplorable living conditions for a youth and dogs led to charges against two Jamestown residents. At 3 p.m. Friday, officers of the Jamestown Police Department responded to a residence on the west side of the city to assist the Department of Development. During the investigation, officers discovered a 3-year-old child living in deplorable and…
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church in Fredonia will close Aug. 31. Members of the church's finance…
St. Anthony's Church closing Aug. 31
Drug investigation leads to charges for Buffalo man
A Jamestown man faces drug charges after a search warrant was executed on North Main Street…
Jamestown man found with crack cocaine, charged
The OBSERVER’s View
Merger progress stays quiet, even after funding
We are not against the recent action by the Chautauqua County Legislature to approve additional funding to the town of Pomfret for a study to investigate options for shared services and mergers. We do believe, however, that not enough is being said regarding where the effort stands. In July, lawmakers approved a resolution to…
Busy weekend a draw for county
Parking often a real predicament
County’s latest goal tough to measure
Obituaries
Arlene E. Miller
Arlene E. Miller, 93, of Creek Road in Forestville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at her residence. She was born in Dunkirk on October 22, 1932, the daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel (Ross) Erick. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 11 o’clock from Gage Chapel Community Church,…
George M. Borrello
Gloria A. Ortel-Sarver
John H. Eggleston Jr.
Commentary
Large egos ultimately decide fate of world
In August of 1945, President Harry S Truman made the momentous decision to go ahead with a plan to use nuclear bombs against Japan. It was a lose-lose situation, justified in the end simply by calculating the number of potential fatalities — how many people would die if we used it versus if we…
The more things change, the more they stay the same
U.S. seems paralyzed by ‘devastating chaos’
Socialism, Welfare State not the same thing
Sunday Lifestyles