Alicia Birch is no stranger to rare medical diagnoses, with her son Vincent Ognibene having Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. The Jamestown woman is also no stranger to advocating for the needs of her son, something which recently took them all the way to New York City to get Vincent the help that he ...

Earlier this year, Fredonia High School senior Neshwan Arif had an experience that only a few students around the nation will ever have. Arif got a chance to present his research at a conference held at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Fla. Arif and a group of his peers presented ...

Following the announcement at the beginning of December that Holy Apostles Parish would not be closing or merging with another parish, members of the community are expressing relief even though some next steps still remain. In a message on Facebook on Dec. 6 following the announcement, Father ...

The pay of the chief executive officer of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency will be going up significantly. Earlier this year, the county IDA Board of Directors voted to increase the pay of Mark Geise from $79,301 in 2025 to $100,000 in 2026, a 26.1% increase. This is ...

MAYVILLE — More than 50 educators from across the county came together for an outdoor workshop at the Chautauqua Lake Central School District’s trail system recently. The day also happened to be the day of the season’s first snowfall. The outdoor workshop, titled “Find Your Trail: ...

Yet another piece of legislation has been introduced seeking further limits on sports betting in New York state. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, recently introduced legislation (A.9343) that would no longer allow casinos and mobile sports betting platforms to accept in-play ...