EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated with a correction to the cost of pumpers and the rescue boat. Shortly after Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiaz dropped the 108% tax-increase torpedo in her first budget proposal in late September, Common Council members have offered a consistent theme. This ...

The Lakeshore Street Rod Association has donated $500 to Chautauqua County Rural Ministry as the holiday season looms. “We saw that the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry was struggling with their Thanksgiving box donations so we donated $500 to help them out,” said Dale Davis, president of ...

MAYVILLE – A $43 million project at Jamestown Community College that would include space for the YMCA has the backing of Chautauqua County lawmakers. On Wednesday, the legislature voted 16-1 in favor of committing $6 million of county funds to the project, following a presentation by JCC ...

The latest North County Water District meeting this month featured numerous queries from audience members about finances. Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen started the questioning by asking if the village would have to help repay a Chautauqua County loan to the district, if it joins. Board ...

Dunkirk city officials heaped praise on Police Chief David Ortolano at his final Common Council meeting Tuesday. Ortolano also offered some reflections on his decades in service. Ortolano, chief of the department since 2005, is retiring Friday. He announced his decision Tuesday ...

The Dunkirk Common Council unanimously passed a law allowing it to go above the New York State-imposed property tax cap in its 2025 budget. Four residents of the city criticized the council for considering the move, during a public hearing before the vote. “I’m retired and so is my ...