SOUTH DAYTON — Each year the Buffalo Cool School Polar Plunge is held to raise funds for Special Olympics New York, inviting area students to plunge into Lake Erie in frigid temperatures. The most recent plunge was held back in December, with students from Pine Valley Central School’s ...

Even though there are no commercial airlines flying in or out of Chautauqua County, the Jamestown airport’s terminal is going to be getting a major makeover. During the county legislature meeting, officials approved a resolution to renovate the terminal at a cost of $1,265,000. The federal ...

You could say that Scott Cooper is civic minded. The recently-retired Southwestern Central School principal decided to run for election, in November, for a seat on the Lakewood Village Board of Trustees. And won. In his new role as a politician, his civic duties will continue, and he will ...

Amanda Lefton, state DEC commissioner, was saved by the bell recently. Lefton was answering a question by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, during a joint legislative budget hearing when Borrello’s time expired. The former Chautauqua County Executive had asked Lefton about the use ...

MAYVILLE — Work has begun to construct the ice castle on Chautauqua Lake once again as a longtime Mayville tradition continues again this year. For the second year in a row, under the supervision of new organizers, crews have endured the freezing conditions to construct a winter ...

ASHVILLE — A family in Ashville is now looking to rebuild literally from the ashes following a house fire on Jan. 30 that resulted in the complete loss of the house and everything in it. On Jan. 30, 2026, at 12:13 p.m., the Panama Fire Department and several mutual aid departments ...