CHAUTAUQUA - The Chautauqua Theater Company, the theater company at Chautauqua Institution, has commissioned a new play by Zora Howard, an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Howard, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her acclaimed play STEW, is known for her lyrical writing and deeply ...

KENNEDY - The Kennedy Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary recently held its annual Queen’s Tea. Racheal Wallace, daughter of Steve and Bonnita Wallace, was crowned Miss Kennedy Fire 2025. Hannah Cobb, daughter of Sean Cobb and Cassandra Bryant-Cobb, was crowned Miss Kennedy Auxiliary 2025. ...

Four Chautauqua County residents will lead the New York Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. They are all members of the Alice Putnam Chapter, Buffalo. Brenda Sue Prosser Johnson of Jamestown was installed as president of the New York Society at the CDXVIIC National Conference in Washington, ...

Fredonia property has gotten roughed up recently. Windy weather blew down a light pole at Russell Joy Park, and idiots stole flowerpots from one of the Barker Common fountains and smashed a window at a nearby welcome center. “A windstorm came through and took down a light pole, (it) smashed ...

The public is invited to an organ concert by organist Judy Congdon at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 401 N. Main St., titled “Memories of Ron McEntire in Music.” The concert is sponsored by the Mozart Club of Jamestown and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. There ...

WNY P-TECH in Dunkirk and CAM P-TECH in Springville have released its High Honor/Honor/Merit Roll lists for the third quarter of 2025. WNY P-TECH HIGH HONOR ROLL Matthew Abbey of Pine Valley, Myah Benjamin of Dunkirk, Parker Bohn of Dunkirk, Paul Cunningham of Jamestown, Hernan ...