Chautauqua County police agencies have participated in the New York State STOP-DWI July Fourth High Visibility Engagement Campaign. The campaign began Thursday, July 3, and continued through Sunday, ...

Midsommar, the second most celebrated holiday in Sweden steeped in long-standing traditions of the old country, was ...

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Chautauqua County will hold its fourth annual A Voice Fore A Child Beer and Wine Tasting Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Chautauqua Golf ...

Jamestown City Council members are considering a change to the city’s noise ordinance focused on loud noises from vehicles. Simply stated, if police ticket a vehicle or a driver three times, city ...

Diamond Dawgs Travel Baseball will be holding tryouts for several age levels. The Dawgs have their own private, indoor training facility in Jamestown and the focus of offseason training is on player ...

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 ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday reintroduced the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to all college students ...

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.

Work is continuing for the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities on installation of a Community Fiber Project for broadband internet in the city. During the July meeting of the BPU, Kris Sellstrom, BPU ...

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

Those who have cheered on the Jamestown Tarp Skunks this season have probably sung along with a chorus of students from the ...

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