A Silver Creek woman has been arrested in the death of her child. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, its Criminal Investigation Division commenced an investigation on April 29. That was when 12-year-old Maya Smith had passed away. Deputies allege that Ashley C. Bertino, ...

A woman who grew up in Fredonia and went missing in Hungary has been found dead. According to police in Budapest, Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse practitioner who was living in Portland Ore., was murdered in Budapest while on vacation. The suspect in her death, a 37-year-old man from ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff starting at sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 9 in honor of New York State Thruway Authority employee Stephen C. Ebling. A Thruway Maintenance Supervisor in the Silver Creek Maintenance Section, Ebling was fatally ...

A Silver Creek resident has been arrested for allegedly sexually exposing himself and sexually abusing another person more than a decade ago. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, 71-year-old Donald Thurston has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree ...

A woman with ties to Fredonia is missing in Hungary. According to social media postings and a GoFundMe campaign, Mackenzie Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse practitioner, was in Budapest while on vacation. She previously worked at Kaleida Health in Buffalo. According to a Facebook post shared ...

Polls in Chautauqua County and New York state have closed. Follow the OBSERVER on X for the latest updates on the election: https://x.com/TheObserverNY UPDATE: Proposal 1, the state Equal Rights Amendment, has county support early with 51% yes, 45% no. County early voting puts Andrew Molitor ...