The Student Council of Gowanda High School named six outstanding Panthers as Students of the Month for December. Honorees are ...

Ashton Francis of Gowanda, a Trine University student, earned Dean’s List recognition for the Fall 2024 term. Francis is majoring in Forensic Science. … Gracie Szablewski of Westfield,was named to the ...

Silver Creek High School presents William Shakespeare’s, “The Tempest,” on Jan. 17 and 18.   Based on what is considered one ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program recently held a training for 4-H club ...

Special to the OBSERVER Troop 267 gathered in December to celebrate the achievements of its Scouts at the Court of Honor ...

Western New York is fully committing to the business of winter this year. As I currently look at the weather forecast, most ...

Our great nation is average in some studies How exceptional is America? Are we still the envy of the world because of our form of government and its ideals? Is the cultural diversity of our people ...

The Town of Evans was recently awarded three grants totaling over $2 million through Round 14 of the New York state Regional Economic Development Councils’ 2024 Consolidated Funding Application ...

The purchase of a racetrack in Chautauqua County has been revealed. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real ...

In 2024, there were seven official homicides in Chautauqua County. It’s possible that number could increase. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, his office is investigating two additional ...

The New York state governor recently signed a $75 billion “Superfund” law to compensate so-called “victims” for “damages” done by “extreme climate events.” This is laughable on all accounts, but the ...