Across Chautauqua County there are multiple cat rescues and shelters to be found, and one specific one has become the recent subject of a newly published book. The Westfield Stray Cat Rescue and their thrift shop, The Thrifty Kitty, was chosen as the subject for Shubh Mathur’s latest book, ...

Well over 100 spectators crowded the Eagle Street fire hall in Dunkirk Friday afternoon to congratulate city Fire Chief Michael Edwards on his retirement. “By the way, we are over-occupant here,” the firefighter for 39 years cracked at one point, drawing laughter. Dunkirk’s fire chief ...

Plans for a 100-plus bed behavioral and mental health facility at the former Lakeshore Hospital in Irving remain quiet since the announcement was made at the start of last summer. Numerous calls and emails to Relentless Awareness, the public relations firm in Albany handling the project, have ...

Mother Nature sure made her presence felt in 2024. From blizzards to a tornado, the elements presented major issues for residents all throughout Chautauqua County and across western New York this past year. Wednesday, July 10, a tornado struck northern Chautauqua County. The heaviest impact ...

Former Brooks-TLC CEO Richard Ketcham encouraged Fredonia officials last week to consolidate services with nearby municipalities. Ketcham, a Fredonia resident, spoke at a workshop of the Fredonia Board of Trustees. He argued that change is inevitable in the composition of local municipal ...

GOWANDA — At a recent meeting, the Gowanda Board of Education authorized a trip for its eighth-grade students just before they leave the middle school ranks later this year. The Board of Education approved a field trip request for the 8th Grade Class Trip to Washington, D.C., from June ...