Dunkirk’s city departments were asked to cut overtime. Now, they have no choice. The Common Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday demanding a “halt to non-emergency overtime for city employees, effective immediately.“ Mayor Kate Wdowiasz, her administration and the council ...

After 20 years, Anne Chmielewski is hopeful that the person who killed her sister Yolanda Bindics will be brought to justice. Bindics was 25 when she was reported missing to the Jamestown Police Department after she didn’t return home after completing a work shift at the Family Dollar ...

Fredonia’s trustees barked “No” Tuesday to a proposed hike in the allowable number of dogs and cats per village household. The board voted 4-0 against a local law to raise the number to four dogs and four cats. Trustees Ben Brauchler, Jon Espersen, Michelle Twichell and Paul Wandel ...

By M.J. STAFFORD mstafford@observertoday.com Fredonia’s Red, White and Blues Festival returns Friday and Saturday. The event has mixed local wineries, bars/restaurants, and bands since 1995. According to Festivals Fredonia, “There’s also a basket raffle, commemorative 9/11 memorial ...

Access to a Westfield cemetery owned by St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church will be decided in state Supreme Court in Mayville. The church and the Diocese of Buffalo have filed a civil lawsuit against Scott Wingerter of Westfield over access to the St. James Union Street Extension Cemetery. The ...

CASSADAGA — Earlier this year, a Village Board meeting devolved into an airing of grievances between the public and the Board regarding an ongoing dispute. At a recent meeting, the Board acknowledged mistakes were made that led to the conflict. “The bottom line is, all of this would have ...