With every summer walleye tournament held in the eastern basin of Lake Erie, anglers rediscover why fishing here, especially ...

Despite missing the reorganizational meeting, Max Graham did not duck the responsibility of serving as Board President moving ...

Dunkirk won the District 38 Little League 8-10 All-Stars Tournament championship with a 13-6 victory over Southwestern at the ...

It’s back and bigger and better than ever. This weekend the Chadwick Bay Softball Bash returns to northern Chautauqua County ...

Five decades ago, St. Mary’s Elementary School in Dunkirk graduated its final class. To honor the history of St. Mary’s ...

The remains of the first Chautauqua County casualty in the Pacific Theater of World War II have been accounted for by the ...

The annual chicken barbecue held by the Mayville/Chautauqua Lions Club was a great success. The club thanks everyone who participated at this delicious fundraising event. The Weidner barbecue folks ...

Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen defended the village this week over a woman’s $4,000 water bill. Ashley DiFrancesco called the OBSERVER to complain about the bill for a three-month period. She alleged ...

Some local big-box stores are challenging their property assessments. Four prominent chains all filed mid-July challenges in state Supreme Court in an apparent attempt to lower their property taxes.

Fredonia Middle School has announced its fourth quarter honor and merit rolls. Eighth Grade Honor Roll — Colin Abbey, Mason Alguire, Lola Anderson, Benjamin Brautigam, Clint Dinshah, Emelia Domenico, ...

Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback Maxwell Hairston is out indefinitely after the first-round draft pick was diagnosed with a sprained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, a person briefed on ...

As the community prepares to observe Suicide Prevention Month in September, the Suicide Prevention Alliance of Chautauqua County invites the public to join in raising awareness, honoring lives lost, ...