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Sales include Clymer farm, former deli building

A farm in the western end of the county has sold for more than a million dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 22-30. The county does not provide transaction information, but real ...

There are even pet peeves in baseball

It’s called America’s Game. It’s called the National Pastime. It’s played by the Boys of Summer. It’s a game of stories, a game of nicknames, a game of strategy, and a game of cat and mouse, and a game steeped in tradition. At least it used to be. Nowadays, it’s become a game of, ...

Brad Van Riper’s legacy honored through WCA Foundation endowment

The WCA Foundation is honoring the life and legacy of Brad Van Riper through the Brad and Becky Van Riper Digestive System Cancer Endowment Fund, which supports patients facing digestive system cancer. Van Riper died from a rare form of bile duct cancer, a disease that is often difficult to ...

Jamestown DAR hosts District 8 workshop

The Jamestown Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the District VIII Workshop including New York State officers and the Western New York members to a luncheon meeting recently at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel. It was very well attended and a very informative meeting where the ...

Uncomfortable questions arise in Sandusky case

Dredging up the Sandusky trial and the allegations that led to his conviction is among the least comfortable things I’ve ever written about. More than two dozen men ultimately came forward claiming they had been abused as boys while under his care. When those stories surfaced in 2011, they ...