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Every athlete deserves a chance to compete. Wednesday provided that opportunity for nearly 300 athletes that deserve the thrill of competition as much as any

Thirty years ago — 1993 Terry Anderson, former Associated Press Middle East bureau chief held captive by terrorists for almost seven years, will be the feat

Dunkirk Memorial American Legion Auxiliary Unit 62 has announced Dunkirk High School Junior Hailey Near as its 2023 Empire Girls State delegate. Hailey is the

Going as far back as 1969, the record board at Dunkirk High School has achievements from track and field athletes listed for all to see at Karl Hoeppner Field.

Special to the OBSERVER Beatrice Price and her brother, Leon, died of COVID-19 within less than two weeks of each other. High school students in northern Chautauqua County and Gowanda High School who are considering employment in education or a closely related field can now apply for two new scholarships that are being offered in honor of Beatrice and Leon Price, respectively, both Dunkirk residents who recently died as a result of COVID-19. Applicants must be in the upper third of their gradua...

Apr 21, 2021 For everyone involved in the response to Monday’s unfortunate gas leak around 11 a.m. in Dunkirk, there is plenty to applaud. Within minutes of the incident, first-responders — particularly the city Fire Department — took action to make sure everyone was safe. Of greatest concern, however, was likely Dunkirk High School. On Mondays and Thursdays as part of the COVID protocols, there are students in the building. Classes, however, had to be disrupted as all were sent home due ...

Mar 4, 2021 FREDONIA — Sharon Elizabeth (McIntyre) Morrison, age 78, of Fre-donia, N.Y., passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo. Sharon was a life-long resident of Chautauqua County. She was born in Jamestown, N.Y., and gra-duated from Dunkirk High School. In 1964, she and her husband, Larry, pur-chased their first and for-ever home in Fredonia, where her husband contin-ues to reside today. Sharon became an Amer-ican Red Cross lifeguard at the age of 15 and atte...

Nearly five years ago, state Gov. Andrew Cuomo had the region’s hopes high in announcing the building of a new manufacturing facility for pharmaceuticals duri

Thomas L Ziegler Thomas L Ziegler, 65, of Union, Mo., formerly of Dunkirk, N.Y., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. He was born in Dunkirk on Feb. 17. 1955, the son of Louis and the late Geraldine Ziegler Tom, also known as “Zig” or “Ziggy” was a 1973 graduate of Dunkirk High School. After graduation he began work at the former Plymouth Tube Company in Dunkirk. From there his eagerness to learn and his vast knowledge of the aluminum and extrusions business led him to various positio...