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Sales Include $1.4M Ellery Home, Grange Hall

The hall owned by the Villenova Grange has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 13-19. During this time period, Villenova Grange #604 sold 431 Route 322, Villenova to Unclaimed ...

‘Uplifting’ Laurel Memorial Run Celebrates 29th Year

With cheers from onlookers standing at the corner of Lake Shore Drive and Brigham Road, amplified by the honking of horns in support from cars pulled off to the side of the road, a group of runners passed School 5 and crossed the street to arrive at the Dunkirk Resource Center on Friday ...

Endangered Bats Add Strike To Sherman Effort

An endangered species, along with vacation schedules of grant administrators, will cause temporary delays in the start of the Upper Basins Stormwater Project, Sherman village officials learned recently. Sherman Mayor Colleen Meeder explained construction within drainage area 1 will be ...

Bemus Point VFD To Replace Aging Boat

BEMUS POINT – The Bemus Point Village Board has approved the initial steps for the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department to replace its rescue boat. This new vessel will replace the one currently used by the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department, enhancing its capabilities for emergency ...

Barometer Indicates Pressure On Fewer Taxpayers

Diverse Chautauqua County appears to be in a bit of a conundrum during a summer season that continues to impress. As festivals and events fill the calendar across the region, there is no denying the enthusiasm and community spirit. Within the last seven days, highly attended events have ...

‘Informed Thought’

DUNKIRK — The keynote speaker at Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz’s “nuclear summit” for the community tried to clear up misconceptions about the energy source. University of Buffalo professor Andrew Whitaker is “a nationally recognized expert in nuclear engineering and structural safety ...