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Tuesday night was a night of celebration for the small crowd gathered at Domus Fare on Main Street in Fredonia, as candidate Mike Ferguson was elected as the ne

A negative statement by Fredonia trustee candidate Michael Barris about the safety of Lake Erie water has infuriated city of Dunkirk officials. In a debate Oc

Fredonia activist Mark Twichell alerted the OBSERVER Wednesday that a sample ballot mailed to local Democrats omitted two village trustee candidates. He’s fil

While the two cities in Chautauqua County have plenty of candidates for the November elections, the same cant be said for the local towns and villages. Of t

The six candidates for Fredonia’s Board of Trustees debated Tuesday in a League of Women Voters event at the Opera House. The first question from moderator

Fredonia’s Republicans did not endorse a candidate for mayor at their party caucus last weekend. That apparently clears a path for Michael Ferguson, the Dem

OBSERVER Photo by Jo Ward Fredonia Village Hall. Scott Johnston has been appointed to one of the two vacant seats on the Fredonia Board of Trustees Monday at the regular board meeting. “I’d like to make a motion that we hold a vote on the prospective people we have for the two vacant seats on the board of trustees,” Trustee James Lynden started as he opened up discussion for the filling of these positions. “There are four people who have expressed interest. We had one vote at a previous...