MAYVILLE – It appears mortgage tax revenue is increasing in Chautauqua County, reversing a trend. During the county legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Legislature Chairman Pierre Chagnon, R-Ellery, reported that mortgage tax revenues are up by 3.7% from this time a ...

Photos by Dan Kohler Numerous south county fire departments were called to a brush fire late Friday evening around 11 p.m. several hundred yards from Marvin Parkway in Jamestown. Responders used ATVs to shuttle firemen to the scene. Responders included Emergency Services, Kennedy, Frewsburg, ...

Bush Industries has discontinued a lawsuit seeking more than $100,000 against two plaintiffs - while one of the remaining defendants in the case he isn’t responsible for any of the money owed to the local company. Bush filed its suit in June in state Supreme Court in Mayville seeking ...

Five businesses in Chautauqua County have been cited for selling tobacco products to underage individuals. According to the Chautauqua County Board of Health, the following were first-time violators who sold tobacco to an individual under 21: -- Tex’s Quick Stop, Stacy Phelps, dba ...

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson noted some bleak figures during Friday’s special meeting to discuss the cash crunch the village is facing. During an open discussion that touched on consolidation of services, employee contracts, possible early retirement incentives, short-term borrowing and ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz is vetoing Common Council amendments to her 2025 budget. This sets up a whirlwind of behind-the-scenes negotiation before the council meets at 11 a.m. Saturday to finalize the spending plan. Wdowiasz told the OBSERVER Thursday afternoon her veto message was ...