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The trees and shrubs are starting to bloom welcoming spring to Chautauqua County! For many of us that means it’s time to get our homes and yards ready for the

Northern Chautauqua County needed some good news. It came on Thursday afternoon when a number of businesses and the village of Fredonia announced plans to hold

Pomfret Town Highway Superintendent Jude Gardner is seeking a speed study for Farel Road, hoping to post a speed limit lower than 55 miles per hour. The road s

DUNKIRK -- Severe storm damage has led city Mayor Wilfred Rosas to declare a state of emergency so city crews and contractors can address damage from severe wea

Severe storm damage has led Dunkirk Mayor Wilfred Rosas to declare a state of emergency so city crews and contractors can address damage from severe weather tha

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is proud to welcome 60 new members to the fold as a result of our spring membership drive. That represents 49 primary

mstafford@observertoday.com OBSERVER Photo by M.J. Stafford This historic monument is targeted for a move closer to the city pier. In May 1851, Dunkirk was largely isolated from the world. The only way to get out of town was on a boat at the harbor, or on dirt roads almost impassable with mud in wet weather and full of ankle- and axle- breaking buggy ruts in dry times. Then the railroad came, and everything changed. On May 15, 1851, a train of the New York and Erie Railroad inaugurated the loca...