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Conservation Order Continues for Fredonia Water Customers Amid Dry Conditions
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10/26/2026 10:52:30 AM
As dry weather conditions persist across the area, the Village of Fredonia continues to ask its water customers to conserve water. A conservation order remains in effect until further notice. WDOE News got an update Monday morning from Fredonia Mayor Mike Ferguson, who says the conservation order is due to two factors. One of them is a seasonal change at the Fredonia Reservoir that's plugging up...read more
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County Residents Encouraged to 'Step Up and Step Out' to Prevent Lead Poisoning
2026-10-26 08:47
This week is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, and in Chautauqua County, community partners will raise awareness by visiting neighborhoods, distributing door hangers that outline five simple steps families can take to prevent lead poisoning. According to the Chautauqua County Health Department, lead paint in older homes is the number one source of lead exposure, noting that many homes in ...read more
Morning Blaze Damages House in Town of Mina
2026-10-26 08:01
Fire extensively damaged a ranch-style home in the Town of Mina on Monday. Chautauqua County dispatchers say Clymer fire crews were called to 9552 Bailey Hill Road shortly before 10:00 AM and received mutual aid from Findley Lake, Sherman and South Ripley. No injuries were reported. The county's Fire Investigation Team was called in to look for the cause. The Red Cross is helping the occupants....read more
Gas Prices Down Slightly, but Still Unseasonably High
2026-10-26 05:46
The average price at the pump is down slightly from a week ago, but prices remain unseasonably high despite northern states beginning the transition to winter blend gas. That's according to AAA, which reports that Monday's national average is $4.29 per gallon, which is down by roughly one cent. New York State saw its average drop by nearly four cents to $4.38, and Chautauqua County's average fel...read more
Gift of Life Chautauqua County Hosting Open House on Tuesday
2026-10-26 04:45
An organization whose mission is to "protect and defend the most fundamental rights of humankind" will hold an open house and tea Tuesday evening. Michele Starwalt-Woods, President of Gift of Life Chautauqua County, was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Monday. Starwalt-Woods says one of the ways Gift of Life carries out its mission is by offering educational resources and financial assis...read more
County Sees More Than 3,100 Early Voters Cast Ballots Over the Weekend
2026-10-26 02:28
More than 3,000 voters in Chautauqua County turned out for the first two days of early voting for the general election. That's the word from the county's GOP Elections Commissioner, Nacole Ellis, who gave WDOE News an update on Monday. Ellis says a total of 3,164 voters cast their ballots across the county's four early voting sites over the weekend. Ellis says the early voting site in Dunkirk sa...read more
Weekend Crash Kills One, Injures Three in Town of Eden
2026-10-26 12:51
A 77-year-old man died as the result of a two-vehicle crash in southern Erie County on Saturday. According to Eden Town Police, a preliminary investigation and witness accounts found that an eastbound sedan on North Boston Road driven by a 50-year-old woman from Hamburg failed to yield the right of way to a vehicle traveling north on Sisson Highway shortly after 10:30 AM. The collision injured t...read more
Lakewood-Busti Police Arrest Clymer Man for Alleged Rape of Teen
2026-10-26 11:09
A Clymer man has been arrested on charges stemming from an alleged rape that occurred in the Town of Busti during the summer of 2023. According to Lakewood-Busti Police, a warrant was issued Thursday through Busti Town Court after an investigation found that 30-year-old James Miller allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a 15-year-old female. Miller was charged with 2nd-degree rape and endange...read more
Four Charged with Fentanyl, Cocaine Possession in Jamestown Traffic Stop
2026-10-26 07:01
Four people are facing drug-related charges following a traffic stop in Jamestown's Brooklyn Square. Jamestown Police say they saw a vehicle with equipment violations in the area shortly after 1:30 AM Wednesday. After pulling over the vehicle, officers found that 42-year-old Jonathan Mays, 33-year-old Katelin Smith, 30-year-old Sharriah Funkhouser and 46-year-old Stacie Yancer were all allegedly...read more
State Fills One Millionth Pothole for Year
2026-10-25 08:30
New York State has filled more than one million potholes on roads so far this year. Governor Kathy Hochul recently joined a New York State Department of Transportation maintenance team on Long Island to personally fill the state's one millionth pothole. The work has been part of an unprecedented and ongoing effort by the State DOT to restore and repave thousands of lane miles of vital roadways a...read more
First Responders, Citizens in Evans Help Hunter Trapped Upside Down in Tree Stand
2026-10-25 07:38
A hunter in southern Erie County experienced a scary moment on Wednesday when he got trapped and suspended upside down in a tree stand, but got help from first responders and some local citizens. According to crews from Evans Center, the incident occurred at an address on Southwestern Boulevard (Route 20) near Eden-Evans Center Road, where the tree stand had apparently shifted underneath the hun...read more
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