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Fredonia Chief Recalls Thruway Pileup

Fredonia Fire Chief Josh Myers is amazed no one died in a large pileup Jan. 20 on the westbound Thruway. He’d also like to know why the road was not closed, despite brutal blizzard-like conditions. Fredonia Trustee Paul Wandel asked the chief for a report on the accident at a Board of ...

DMV Closing Feb. 13-18 For Update

The Chautauqua County Clerk’s Office is advising residents that local Department of Motor Vehicles offices in Jamestown, Dunkirk, and Mayville will be temporarily closed as New York state implements a new, modernized DMV software system known as DRIVES. To support the statewide technology ...

Building Permit In For New Hospital

Brooks-TLC’s plan for a new hospital on Main Street in Fredonia hit another key milestone this week. “Anybody who believes the hospital’s not coming here: The check came in for a building permit. So they’re getting a building permit,” said Fredonia’s top code officer, Charles ...

Stow Business Banned From Selling Tobacco For One Year

A business in Stow has been temporarily suspended from selling lottery and tobacco items due to selling products to underage individuals. During the Chautauqua County Board of Health meeting, it was announced that Hogan’s Hut on Old Bridge Road was fined $1,250 for a second violation of ...

Dunkirk Dave Braces For Chilly Groundhog Day

The prolonged, frigid temperatures this winter have not been very conducive to early morning gatherings outdoors. Monday morning at daybreak, a Dunkirk tradition will inspire many to brave the brutal cold to figure out whether there is light at the end of the tunnel, or if these bitter cold ...