Chautauqua County News

A Cassadaga girlfriend is facing charges after stabbing her man in the bottom. Danielle Howie was charged with second-degree assault and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail after State Police in Fredonia and members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department were called to Ulrich Trailer Park in Cassadaga.

Just how many elected positions do we need in Chautauqua County? Apparently just enough so almost everyone can hold public office.

The Republican Party looks poised to take control of the County Legislature. Even if Democrats win the two close races in Legislative District 7 and Legislative District 11, a total of 13 Republicans look to be elected to the new term starting the first of the new year - 15 if absentee ballots put both Robert Stewart and William Prieto over ...

A statue commemorates a long-lost historical fact: an 11-year-old girl is responsible for Abraham Lincoln's beard.

Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday.

The Chautauqua Vegetarian Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report three drunken driving arrests in separate incidents Saturday night and Sunday morning.

The Municipal Clerks of Chautauqua County named two members Clerk of the Year at a recent meeting.

The Department of Treasury informed Chautauqua County that it had been awarded an allocation of authority to issue $2 million in New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds to fund the County's Methane to Electric Generation Plant.

Here are the top stories from Good Morning Western New York. Multimedia Watch The Video Some teachers in Chautauqua County have been working without a contract for nearly three years, and last night they met with school board officials in an attempt to end the contract stalemate.

Judge Jerry A. LaPorte is seeking reelection to the office of Town Justice. Judge LaPorte has served as Town Justice since 2001.

Three murder cases were heard Tuesday, one after the other, in Chautauqua County Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Jr.'s court.

In a random draw, the Chautauqua County Health Department chose the Ripley School District to have the first H1N1 clinic among schools.

James Caflisch has announced his candidacy for re-election to a ninth term on the Chautauqua County Legislature representing District 21, which includes the Towns of Clymer, French Creek, Mina and Ripley.

Three people from upstate New York are being held in the Rockland County jail after they were stopped on the New York State Thruway early Friday morning.

Chautauqua County Executive Gregory J. Edwards has announced that the Keynote Speaker for the second Annual Chautauqua County Energy Conference & Expo will be New York State Deputy Secretary for Energy Thomas Congdon.

The investigation into the death of 2-year-old Auston Morales is ongoing, but The Post-Journal learned Tuesday that his father was taken into custody by police on unrelated charges.

Lawmen in Chautauqua County are investigating the suspicious death of a toddler.

A large group of volunteers, organization representatives and municipal leaders stood atop the future site of the Lakeshore Humane Society Adoption Center in the city of Dunkirk on Saturday.

The Town of Pomfret Republican Committee had a rally at its newly opened headquarters on Oct.