New York state has permanently banned a Fredonia business from ever selling tobacco products again and also suspended three other businesses in the county from selling tobacco products for a year. At the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, it was announced that the state Department of ...

A no-confidence resolution in SUNY Fredonia President Stephen Kolison didn’t make it to a University Senate vote Monday. Senate members, including some who are not exactly supportive of Kolison, had numerous problems with the resolution. For example, there was discomfort that the resolution ...

The Dunkirk Common Council is poised to consider closing part of Main Street at its next meeting, with a detour route set for a nearby block. Wells Enterprises wants the road closed for about a year to facilitate the next phase of its ice cream plant expansion project. Representatives of the ...

SILVER CREEK — Katie Ralston has been consistent in the way she approaches hiring new employees since taking over as Silver Creek superintendent nearly two years ago. She trusts her gut. “You just know when you finally have your team,” Ralston said. A new member of the counseling ...

A village of Fredonia employee has a little more jingle in his pocket, thanks to a donation. The village Board of Trustees approved, by a 4-1 vote, $1,500 for public access channel head Chip Riewaldt. The money is intended to compensate Riewaldt for the time he spent moving the station's ...

Republicans still aren’t big fans of legislation that requires warnings to be posted by firearms dealers in the state. A chapter amendment (A.437) was recently approved in the state Senate and Assembly to legislation signed into law in 2024 that requires the warnings to be posted regarding ...