I always was amazed how my husband knew so much about whatever was happening in our community even before it was ever printed in the newspaper. I moved to Westfield in1974. My husband was born here and his family had been here for generations. His roots were here. Due to life’s many ...
Fifth-grade Students of the Month for December at Gowanda Middle School were Zachary Salzman, Tessa Gagliardo, Emma Schuster, Odin McMahon, Christine Lyons, KC Blasdell, and Patrick Yohe. They were selected by their teachers for exhibiting responsibility, kindness toward others, perseverance, ...
After a “pause” for two weeks to further discuss a proposal for a new sports program at Fredonia, along with two public speakers addressing the topic, the Fredonia Board of Education voted in favor of establishing a modified flag football program for the upcoming spring sports season. The ...
A volunteer at the Dunkirk Senior Center says City Hall is reducing its support of the facility. Nancy Renckens contacted the OBSERVER last week to share her concerns. First of all, “they did away with a cleaner (in the 2025 budget) and didn’t even inform us,” she said. “I told them, ...
Chautauqua County officials are going on record to say they want to see commercial air service returned. During the January legislature meeting, county officials approved a resolution Restoring Passenger Air Service to the Chautauqua County Airport at Jamestown. The county does not have ...
The United States Department of Agriculture has made its final ruling in regards to some recommended changes being made to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, but not all of the changes may help or really change anything for Chautauqua County dairy farmers - depending on who you talk to. New ...