Area school board members will tell residents repeatedly that annual budgets have very little wiggle room. According to a recent presentation by Dr. Rick Timbs to the Dunkirk district, expenses in the coming years will be making that echo become even louder. Timbs, who is director of the ...
District Attoney Jason Schmidt’s most convincing argument in the trial of Dustin Post may have come outside the courtroom after a jury convicted Post of six counts of sexual acts against children. Schmidt told reporters after the verdict was read that the girls who testified on the stand ...
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration says about 158.4 million Americans currently live in areas with shortages of mental-health workers, while a decade ago a “mere” 94.8 million people resided in such areas. According to that federal agency, the number of mental-health ...
A proposal included in the state budget to more equitably share vehicle registration between the state and counties is, in our opinion, a no-brainer. Counties currently get 12.7% of a vehicle registration when a vehicle is registered in person at a local Department of Motor Vehicles office. ...
State Assemblyman Andy Goodell’s criticism of legislative Democrats’ approval of empty seat voting mere months after accepting a hefty salary increase and state Sen. George Borrello’s criticism of both Thruway toll hikes and redesigned service areas have something in common. Both ...
News that the Cummins Inc. plant in Busti is going to be making hydrogen-powered engines starting sometime in 2024 is good news for the county. Cummins remains the largest private-sector employer in Chautauqua County, employing roughly 1,400 people. For years the Jamestown plant has provided ...