25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Chautauqua County, New York

Chautauqua County is one of those parts of New York State where the scenery changes almost as quickly as the history. Along Lake Erie are grape-growing communities such as Westfield and Ripley. Dunkirk grew into a busy railroad and lake port, while Fredonia developed its own traditions in education, music, and civic life. Farther south, the roads wind past Chautauqua Lake, Mayville, Panama, and the smaller towns that have been home to people whose accomplishments reached well beyond Western New York.

Major Retailer Taking Over Famous Location in East Aurora, New York

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This Charming Pennsylvania Town Is So Affordable, Retirees Say Social Security Covers Everything

There’s a town in northwestern Pennsylvania where your retirement money doesn’t disappear the moment you open your wallet, and its name is Titusville. If you haven’t heard of it, that’s not your fault, but it is your loss, and today you’re fixing that. Titusville sits...

Crews working to clean up Allegheny River oil spill in Warren

(WJET/WFXP)– Crews from around Warren County are working to clean up the Allegheny River after one city official said a truck spilled oil into a basin Thursday morning. According to the City of Warren Manager Michael Holtz, a truck was picking up oil from the city’s Department of Public Works garage around 6 am Thursday […]

Two Projects Receiving $2.2 Million To Promote Forest Resilience In Chautauqua County

Two projects in Chautauqua County are receiving more than $2.2 million to promote forest resilience. The State Department of Environmental Conservation announced $45 million in grants to 44 projects promoting forest resilience and climate mitigation through sustainable forest management and reforestation while contributing to the State’s goal of planting 25 million trees.

Grand opening held for new Aldi location in west Millcreek

(WJET/WFXP)– Millcreek Township officially welcomed a new Aldi location to the neighborhood on Thursday with a celebratory ribbon cutting and special gifts for some of its first customers. Township and Aldi officials held a grand opening Thursday morning for the new location at 5224 West Ridge Road next to Walmart, giving residents another place to […]

City Considers Amusement Tax Increase

Local Business Owner is Voting for Affordability in Warren County

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. — Paula Dunn, a local business owner in Youngsville, said that she’s at the polls to vote for affordability because of what she’s hearing in her community. Dunn is the owner of Simple Dicks Outlet City, a local retail store. She said that community members...

County Legislature Will Retain Republican Majority in 2027

The Chautauqua County Legislature will retain its GOP majority, but exactly how many seats that party will have is still up in the air. According to unofficial Election Night results from the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, 13 of the 19 seats on the legislature in 2027 will belong to Republicans. However, two of the districts in Jamestown are too close to call. In District 9, Republican John Vogan leads by a 12-vote margin -- 795-783 -- over Democrat Vince DeJoy; Charles Nazzaro will fill that seat if DeJoy wins. And in District 11, Democrat Robert Whitney holds a 15-vote lead over Republican Jeremy Maggio, 808-793.

In Warren County, a reflection of rural healthcare’s turmoil

Scott Newton couldn’t escape the pull of Warren, where he was born, raised, and eventually returned. He went away for college at Duquesne University, earned a degree in pharmacy, and ended up back where he started, at Gaughn’s Drug Store. Newton is the latest in a long line...

NYS Assembly 2026 election results

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Incumbent Patrick Burke will continue representing the 142nd Assembly District after holding off a challenge from Republican challenger and West Seneca town supervisor Gary Dickson. Burke won 51.3% of the vote to Dickson’s 46.1% with 90 of 95 districts reporting. It’s the second election in a row that Burke has won […]

Tina Abrams elected as first female president of Seneca Nation

Seneca Nation members have elected the first female president in the nearly 180-year history of the Indigenous nation’s current form of government.

Bloom elected Cattaraugus County judge; Klute re-elected county clerk

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County voters elected a new county judge on Tuesday — Darrell Bloom, who is currently the county’s public defender. Bloom received 20,063 votes on the Republican and Conservative lines. Bloom has served as public defender since February 2018 and was reappointed last year...

TRC Holds 37th Annual Ability Awareness Awards Ceremony

The Resource Center this week recognized several individuals and organizations throughout Chautauqua County who have worked to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Among the honorees at TRC's 37th annual Ability Awareness Awards ceremony was UPMC Chautauqua, which received the Business/Employer of the Year Award. TRC's Steve Waterson says the Jamestown hospital was honored for a nine-month internship program called Project SEARCH...

Wendel Signs Legislature's Adopted County Budget

Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel has officially signed off on a new $330 million budget for 2027 that again cuts the county's property tax rate. However, the measure approved by the legislature increases the tax levy -- or the amount to be raised by taxes -- by $1.8 million. Wendel says while he still believes his spending plan with a flat tax levy was "doable," he was okay with what the legislature adopted last week...

Council Finishes City Budget Review, Weiser and Wdowiasz Provide Updates

The Dunkirk Common Council has concluded its review of Mayor Kate Wdowiasz's tentative 2027 city budget, and it's anticipating to incorporate an initial set of recommendations by the middle of this month. That's according to Councilman at Large Nick Weiser, who gave an update during Tuesday's council meeting. He says those recommendations will be submitted to the State Comptroller's Office for review...

New York hydropower hike to add $1 to $2 a month to typical bills after steeper plan is scrapped

The increase will pass through the BPU without changing the utility's income.

DEC to operate deer & bear check station on opening weekend of regular big game season

Hunters invited to help DEC's annual harvest data collection and research efforts by visiting voluntary check station. Submitted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) encourages hunters to visit the Region 9 deer and bear check station on Route...

Grants to C.A.M.P. for Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building reach $300,000

LITTLE VALLEY — Grant funding for the restoration of the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building has reached $300,000, C.A.M.P. officials announced earlier this week. C.A.M.P. (Committee Advocating Memorial Preservation) purchased the historic building from the county nine years ago, saving it from demolition by the county. The brick...

Wesleyville and Union City Join Erie County Opportunity Zones

Erie County has received federal approval for an expanded Qualified Opportunity Zones map that covers nine census tracts across the county. County Executive Christina Vogel announced today that the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service approved Pennsylvania’s expanded map for the second round of the program. Erie County’s approved tracts include communities in the City of Erie, Wesleyville, Union City and rural areas.