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Fredonia Village Trustees Lift Suspension on Public Comments

9/3/2026 12:55:16 PM

After more than two months, the Village of Fredonia has lifted the ban on public comments at its Board of Trustees meetings. This week, in a 4-0 vote, the Village Board approved a measure to reinstate the public comment portion, effective at its next regular meeting on September 14th. Among the new guidelines, which were read by Tim Mulholland, is that speakers cannot be ruled out of order merel...read more

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Langworthy, House Republicans Adopt Measure Condemning Socialism

2026-09-03 07:33

Chautauqua County's representative in Congress was among those who voted this week in favor of a House resolution that "condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States." Nick Langworthy, along with all other Republicans and eight Democrats, adopted the measure Tuesday in a...read more

New Legislation Would Prevent Renaming of Great Lakes

2026-09-03 05:12

President Donald Trump's recent executive order renaming Lake Ontario has spurred two Democratic lawmakers from New York to push back legislatively. On Thursday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she plans to introduce a bill called the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act during the next Senate working period. She says the bill would not only restore Lake Ontario's original name, but also prev...read more

Investigators Looking into Arson at Fredonia Apartment Building

2026-09-03 03:02

A fire at a multi-unit apartment building in the Village of Fredonia last weekend was found to have been intentionally set. Fredonia Fire Chief Joshua Myers says his department was alerted to the fire at 39 Clinton Avenue just after 2:30 AM Saturday. According to Myers, the Fredonia Police Department had removed two children -- believed to be toddlers -- through a window before firefighters arri...read more

Wendel Reveals Location of County's Measles Case

2026-09-03 01:31

Chautauqua County's first lab-confirmed case of measles in more than 30 years was found in a "somewhat of an isolated" area of the county. That's according to County Executive P.J. Wendel, who says that has helped in limiting any exposure to the disease. In an interview Thursday morning, Wendel says the county's Health Department found the case in the south county --- more specifically, in the a...read more

Man Charged Following Threats, Property Damage in Mayville Area

2026-09-03 11:55

A man in the Town of Chautauqua has been charged after an investigation into a domestic incident Thursday morning. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to an address on Canada Road at about 9:30 AM and found that 43-year-old Michael Welder allegedly communicated electronic threats of harm and also damaged to property belonging to a female victim. Welder was located an another address i...read more

Josh Allen Ranked #2 on List of NFL's Top Players of 2026

2026-09-03 11:18

For the seventh time in his career, the signal caller for the Buffalo Bills is ranked as one of the top 100 players in the NFL. On Thursday, the league announced that quarterback Josh Allen is ranked 2nd on this year's list of top 100 players for 2026, behind only Los Angeles Rams defensive end Myles Garrett. It also marks his highest-ever ranking on the league's annual list and the fourth tim...read more

Strong to Severe Storms Rolled Through Western New York on Wednesday

2026-09-03 07:30

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms rolled through Western New York Wednesday afternoon and evening, fueled by a very warm and humid air mass. The conditions triggered several watches and warnings across the region, including a tornado watch for all of Western New York and a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings in Chautauqua County. Meteorologist Liz Jurkowski with the National Weathe...read more

State Launches Expansion of Free Pre-K in Over 400 School Districts

2026-09-03 07:30

As the new school year gets underway, New York will be expanding free, high-quality pre-K in more than half of all public school districts statewide. Governor Kathy Hochul, who announced the launch of the multi-year expansion on Wednesday, says it will bring tens of thousands of new pre-K seats online across the state over the coming years. The expansion includes 58 districts across Western...read more

Fredonia CSD Welcomes Students Back for New School Year

2026-09-03 07:09

A new school year began for students in some school districts in Chautauqua County on Wednesday. One of the districts that welcomed students back to the classroom was the Fredonia Central School District. WDOE News spoke with Superintendent Brad Zilliox, who expressed his appreciation for Fredonia's faculty and staff for preparing for the first day. He says there was a lot of "good energy" in th...read more

Two-Vehicle Crash in Sherman Lands One in Hospital

2026-09-03 06:51

One person was transported to an area hospital as the result of a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Route 430 in the Town of Sherman on Wednesday. First responders from Sherman were called to the scene at about 12:00 PM, when a passenger vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer. The driver of the passenger vehicle was taken to the Hamot Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. State Police ...read more

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