A six-year-old child in the north county is now safe after going missing for about two hours Saturday morning. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and State Police received a report of the missing child in the area of the BOCES LoGuidice Center on Fredonia-Stockton Road just after 10:00 AM. After an extensive search, the child was located by a sheriff's deputy just before 12:00 PM, approximat...read more

The 2025 Chautauqua County Historical Society Antique Show, formerly the Westfield Antique Show, is returning to Mayville later this month. Now in its 88th year, the annual show will take place at the Chautauqua Suites Hotel & Expo Center at 215 West Lake Road on Saturday, July 19th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, July 20th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event features antique furniture,...read more

It appears that the Village of Fredonia will make a determination by September what path it wants to take when it comes to its water service. That's according to Mayor Mike Ferguson, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program this week. Ferguson gave his update days after the Village Board okayed a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) for the option of obtaining its water from the City o...read more

As school districts across New York prepare for the enactment of a statewide bell-to-bell smartphone ban for the coming school year, a new website provides resources for districts to design their distraction-free policy. Governor Kathy Hochul says the site includes a policy FAQ, toolkit and examples that districts can use to design their policy, which must be published by August 1st under state la...read more

President Donald Trump used the White House's Fourth of July celebrations as the backdrop for his final victory lap over his massive spending bill. The President signed the legislation, which will bring massive cuts to government benefits such as Medicaid and increase funding for immigration enforcement, during the White House's military family picnic on Friday evening. "We're adding ...read more

A Civil Air Patrol cadet from Frewsburg recently received a prestigious award earned by only 3% of cadets nationwide. Amelia Matteson-Garza was presented the Amelia Earhart Award during a ceremony at the Jamestown Airport. According to the Civil Air Patrol, the Earhart Award marks completion of Phase III of the CAP Cadet Program, recognizing sustained excellence in all four areas of cadet life:...read more

Two Dunkirk residents are accused of resisting arrest in the city's Third Ward, with one of them also allegedly making a mess of a holding cell at Dunkirk Police headquarters afterward. According to Dunkirk Police, officers were called to the 400 block of Deer Street just before 6:00 PM on June 26th for a report of a disorderly subject. On arrival, they saw 22-year-old Arianna Thompson, who had ...read more

Four local organizations and two individual artists were recently awarded grants from the Projects Pool Grants Program of the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County (UAA). The 2025 Projects Pool Grants Program awardees are: Audubon Community Nature Center: "Pollinator Exhibit - Flowers" Chautauqua Regional Economic Development Corporation (CREDC): Paint CHQ Mural Program Falconer Public Li...read more

National Grid announced this week that it has awarded economic development grants to a pair of projects in the City of Dunkirk. One of the grants is $100,000 to developer 401 Central LLC through its Main Street Revitalization program to aid with revitalization work at the former Lake Shore National Bank building at the corner of Central Avenue and West 4th Street. The building, which has been va...read more

An investigation into a physical domestic dispute between a male and a female in the Town of Cold Spring this week led to the arrest of the former on multiple felony counts. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's deputies responded to an address on Old Route 17 shortly before 10:45 PM Tuesday and found that 33-year-old Kevin Stafford, Jr. left the scene prior to deputies' arrival. Stafford was quickly loc...read more