With the temperatures rising many of the maple trees in the area will soon be ready to be tapped for syrup. While syrup tapping has been a tradition at Chautauqua Lake Central School since 2023, recent collaborative efforts have brought the fourth graders from the Bemus Point school district ...

The Clymer Central School District is asking Chautauqua County to help finance the project underway for a merger among Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts. On Wednesday, the county legislature will vote on a resolution for the county to give $100,000 to aid in the merger. The ...

A former Jamestown man is asking the state Supreme Court to stop the Jamestown City Court from executing bench warrants until a formal ruling is issued by the court on the man’s written motions. Patrick Dhondt, who now lives in Newark, N.Y., had faced charges in Jamestown and been ...

A number of equipment items are being looked at for purchasing or being traded in by the Department of Public Works. City Council members discussed the purchases during a recent meeting. Councilman Daniel Gonzalez, D-At Large and chair of the Public Works committee, noted that two of the ...

The number of private million dollar residences sold locally has skyrocketed over the past few years. Since 2022, The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County. The county does not provide this information, but it is available by manually reviewing ...

Jessica Crooks knows all too well what it’s like to battle addiction issues. Now, Crooks is helping others in their own battles with addiction as a peer adviser at the Chautauqua County Mental Health Association. Crooks’ journey began long ago with addictions that had begun to spiral ...