Twice in recent weeks Chautauqua County legislators have seen studies regarding the Chautauqua County Jail and Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown. They’re choosing to keep those studies close to the legislature’s collective vest. Given that public money was spent on the studies, the ...

√If this weekend is any indication, we have officially ventured into the winter season. With that snow comes a number of events so many cherish — and venture to our region to partake in. With more than 400 miles of groomed trails over rolling foothills, open meadows and majestic state ...

Big-ticket items continue to be ignored when it comes to Dunkirk’s fiscal problems. Earlier this month, a proposal was floated to bring back parking meters to help with city revenues. Let’s try to get this straight. A city facing an $18 million budget crunch is aiming to raise between ...

On Saturday, Chautauqua County will join the rest of the nation in celebrating Small Business Saturday. It’s a celebration too big and too good to pass up. Geared to the start of the holiday shopping season and coming on the heels of Black Friday blowouts at national big-box retailers, the ...

For six years, Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer of Fredonia consistently exhibited excellence as a member of her area high school swim teams. In her final contest before graduating, she became a state champion. Pucci-Schaefer dominated in finishing with a score of 503.5 to win the State and ...

Too often, we prosperous, free Americans take our many blessings for granted. Nearly all of us enjoy material wealth that is the envy of billions of people in other lands. We are free to do nearly anything our hearts desire, as long as our actions do not harm others. Our nation itself is a ...