HANOVER — A few months ago, Hanover Town officials spoke about how beneficial a hotel would be for the region. Now the Town Board is taking action to find out how realistic the possibility actually is. A feasibility study contract with Spurrier Contracting was approved by the Town Board at ...

A case involving sex offender registration for someone moving into the county is coming back to Chautauqua County Court. Last week’s decision is the latest in a string of Appellate Division rulings dealing with the county’s use of the foreign registration clause of the Sex Offender ...

It’s the same sad story as in every recent year: Demand for the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry’s Thanksgiving box donations is higher than ever. The Dunkirk-based organization provides dinner boxes for people who cannot afford a Thanksgiving meal. “We’re doing at least 30 to 35 more ...

St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church will close after a final Christmas Eve Mass. The parish announced it Sunday in a social media post. It stated the church will be absorbed into Dunkirk’s Holy Trinity parish. “The date of the closing has been moved up because it is feared the roof may ...

ARKWRIGHT — The Arkwright Highway Department building now looks as good as new, which was not always the case throughout the construction of the Town’s new addition. At a previous meeting, the Town Board expressed its displeasure with the work of the contractors due to the steel of the ...

A 20-year-old Brocton man is in Chautauqua County Jail after being charged in a shooting that took place over the summer in the city of Dunkirk. Around 6:40 p.m. Aug. 14, the Dunkirk Police Department began investigating the report of a shooting incident that occurred in the 300 block of ...