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.

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...

Mayville's Entire Tree Advisory Committee Resigned After Waiting Three Years for a Tree Board, Having Won a Grant for 68 Lakeside Park Trees

Mayville, NY's entire Tree Advisory Committee resigned Oct. 13 after three years without a tree board, leaving a grant for 68 Lakeside Park trees behind.

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 […]

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 […]

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...

City Considers Amusement Tax Increase

Tenth Annual Veterans Breakfast Honors Local Veterans and Brings Community Together

A free breakfast brought the community together to honor the men and women who served our country. Veterans and their families gathered at the Polish Falcons on East Third Street for the tenth annual Veterans Breakfast. The event was hosted by the Erie-Crawford Central Labor Council. The breakfast was free...

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.

GECAC Celebrates 61 Years of Service with Keynote Speaker Nikole Hannah-Jones

The Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) is celebrating more than 60 years of making a difference in Erie County. The organization hosted its 61st Annual Meeting this evening at the Bayfront Convention Center, bringing together community leaders, partners and supporters to recognize its impact and continued commitment to local families.

James McIntyre Receives Joseph H. Mason Award at United Way's Labor Dinner

A retired electrical worker was recently recognized for being named the recipient of the United Way of Chautauqua County's 46th annual Joseph H. Mason Award. Jamestown resident James McIntyre, who is retired from IBEW Local 106, was presented the award at UWCHQ's annual Salute to Labor Dinner at Chautauqua Institution on October 21st. United Way representative Nick Dean says the award is a way for the organization to stay connected with the local labor community...

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.

City Looking to Replace Damaged Trees

Operation Give Thanks Returns to Support Local Veterans

Sugar Grove, PA — Kwik Fill and United Refining Company are once again teaming up for their annual Operation Give Thanks campaign, raising money for organizations that provide services and support to local veterans and their families. Now in its fifth year, the campaign is benefiting three organizations: the...

Built to Last: The Architecture & Engineering of Crawford County

250 Years. 12 Stories. One County. A county’s history isn’t found only in books, archives, or museum collections. Sometimes, it’s standing right in front of us. It’s in the brick walls of a market house that has welcomed generations of shoppers. In the iron framework of a bridge built when horses and wagons traveled the roads. And in the winding paths of a cemetery designed as carefully as any public park.

Erie Veterans Day Parade Honors Service, Inspires Future Generations

It's National Veterans Month, and Erie honored those who served with a beloved tradition Sunday morning as the community came together for the Erie Veterans Day Parade. For some, the annual parade honors years of service. For others, it's where that commitment is just beginning. Veterans organizations marched down State...

Erie Cemetery set to reopen in November following storm damage

After being closed for over a month, Erie Cemetery officials told us they plan to reopen soon. The cemetery was hit pretty hard by the storms of September 3, which brought down trees and damaged tombstones. And for weeks following, clean-up crews were busy removing centuries-old trees and repairing what remained. But the cemetery should […]

Hydetown swears in new council member, discusses many topics

Hydetown Borough Council welcomed new council member, Chris Sterling during the Monday, Nov. 2, meeting. Sterling will be fulfilling a one-year term through Dec. 2027. Council will be appointing one more member to fill a vacant seat after reviewing applications. The council discussed merging with Oil Creek Township. A merger...

Gifts With a Story: A Crawford County Holiday Guide

The holiday season has a way of sneaking up on us. One minute we’re enjoying the last of the fall colors, and the next we’re making lists and wondering what to get the people who seem to have everything. Some of the most thoughtful gifts are closer than...

Ashtabula County Backs Republicans at Home as Results Head Toward Certification

JEFFERSON, Ohio — Ashtabula County voters backed Republicans in the statewide races on their home turf in the Nov. 3 general election, even as Democrats won Ohio’s top offices statewide, according to the unofficial summary results posted by the Ashtabula County Board of Elections. The board reported 33,439 ballots cast from 59,015 registered voters — […]