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Answering the call: County native completes term as national president

Last fall, Mary Lanphere was elected as the National AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary President. For a lifelong supporter of veterans, it was the honor of a lifetime, not just for herself, but for her family. Now that her time as President has come to a close, Lanphere reflected on the impact she ...

Sales include transformed former gas station

A former dilapidated gas station that has been transformed into a remodeled commercial building has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from July 21-24. The county does not provide ...

For the love of wine, have a glass

I have an urgent request: please drink a glass of wine this week. Share a bottle with your wife, your roommate or your Uncle Randy. It’s your duty as a citizen of the world. The wine industry in California and around the world is suffering, and I find it heartbreaking that something so ...

The five Italian good-byes, and more

All people of all ethnic backgrounds seem to have some kind of “traditions” that happened in their homes during their times spent together as a family. If you talk to others who share the same heritage as you, you and them will probably find that your “traditions” are very similar, ...

Health Department notes potential measles exposure at UPMC

The Chautauqua County Health Department is notifying the community about possible measles exposures at the UPMC Chautauqua Emergency Department, 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown. People who tested positive for measles were at the hospital during these times: Saturday, September 26, from 9:00 p.m. through Sunday, September 27, at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The people who tested positive for measles do not live in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Health Department is working with UPMC Chautauqua Hospital to identify and notify people who may have ...

Save Our Reservoir returns to Fredonia podium

FREDONIA - Critics of Fredonia’s plan to connect with the North County Water District returned to the village Board of Trustees podium this week. It was Save Our Reservoir’s first turn at the speaker’s podium since trustees ended a hiatus, enacted in June, on public comments at ...