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American Revolutionary War marker dedication held in Stockton

STOCKTON — At the Greenwood Cemetery in Stockton, a dedication ceremony was held for the installation of a Revolutionary War Patriot Marker. The American Revolutionary War was from April 19, 1775 until September 3, 1783. During this time, there were 165 principal engagements as the ...

Sales include $4.5M student apartment complex

An apartment complex in the northern end of the county marketed to college students has been sold for millions of dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 21-24. The county does not ...

Do you believe in miracles?

One of the greatest questions asked is the one that titles this narrative today, and we hear it affecting so many genres, conversations, and writings in our day-to-day living. The question asked above is sometimes used as a cliché if it is used in discussions of a cynical situation that the ...

When a father came home

My son-in-law arrived home from the Middle East on Father’s Day. He had been gone four months, leaving behind his seven-week-old son, his three-year-old daughter and his lovely wife. A reservist in the National Guard, he flew refueling missions during the conflict with Iran. On the first ...

Trip of a lifetime

The Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight took off to Washington D.C. again earlier in the month of June, carrying veterans from Jamestown, Dunkirk and Youngsville among the ranks of veterans being honored this time around. The most recent Honor Flight took place from June 12 to 14 and included ...

County’s Safety Net needs millions more

Chautauqua County’s Safety Net program is once again running in the red and needs millions of dollars to cover its shortfall. One way or another the county will have to come up with the funds for the program, but at least one county official doesn’t want its reserves used to make up the ...