Fifth-grade Students of the Month for December at Gowanda Middle School were Zachary Salzman, Tessa Gagliardo, Emma Schuster, ...

The Fredonia Shakespeare Club recent meeting was called to order by President Sharon Klug at the home of Nicki Schoenl in November. Judi Lutz Woods presented her paper on “Hans Christian Anderson.” ...

I’ve always been a wildlife watcher. It’s something that comes naturally when you spend any amount of time in nature. At some ...

I always was amazed how my husband knew so much about whatever was happening in our community even before it was ever printed ...

The Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation (NCCF) has announced the establishment of a new scholarship, generously funded ...

Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales and recently looked at the transactions from Nov. 12-19. During ...

Many clients with this life trap have a difficult time trusting counselors. It’s ironic that the very people they go to for help, become suspect. When we look at where they come from, namely mental, ...

The following Jamestown Community College students earned part-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the Fall 2024 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 GPA ...

There are countless ways to section off stages of our lives. Birthdays are probably the most overrated. Despite all the hype, rarely does something of significance happen on a birthday, other than ...

A cigarette is being blamed for a fire Saturday morning in this hamlet. Around 10:12 a.m., Forestville Fire Department and mutual aid responded to the residential blaze at 54 Pearl St. Once ...

Several calves were injured in a Saturday morning blaze at a farm. At around 5:31 a.m., the Sherman Fire Department and several mutual aid departments responded to the Sherman Livestock Barn at 4151 ...

By PATTY HAMMOND Many promises were made to cut governmental spending during recent elections. Not only is our federal government facing a huge deficit, more than a few local communities have ...