Everyone knows that Bert Kreischer, Jerry Seinfeld and Seth Meyers are headlining this year’s Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.

OBSERVER Photos by M.J. Stafford Douglas Switzer is congratulated by fellow city of Dunkirk department heads Tuesday after ...

The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League announced Tuesday that Batavia Muckdogs right-handed pitcher Eric Woodley (Arkansas Tech) has been named the Pitcher of the Year for the 2026 season. This ...

The Gerry Fire Department’s annual rodeo is being recognized nationwide as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in ...

Youngsters in the Chautauqua Striders’ Youth Track & Field Development Program celebrated their 2026 coaching staff Tuesday ...

Shane Conlan played his final game for Penn State University in 1987, had a nine-year NFL career and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December 2014. And, yet, he’s still making ...

The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s office will soon be in a state court arguing to have a murder charge reinstated against a Silver Creek mother. The appeal for 37-year-old Ashley Bertino is ...

Five students from Falconer Central School traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to compete against the best young business minds ...

The annual Fourth of July fireworks in Lakewood will see some changes in 2027 – including the possibility of using a barge to launch the fireworks. The issue was originally raised during the board’s ...

North Harmony is going to contract with the town of Chautauqua for additional help with code enforcement. Rick Walzak will be paid $37.50 an hour for the roughly 12 hours a week he is expected to help ...

At their meeting this month, Ripley Central School Board of Education members heard reports about action plans for both ELA and math for the coming school year. Michelle Waters, director of curriculum ...

SKF officials have jumped into the humanoid robot market with a new joint venture with LeaderDrive, a Chinese company focused on high-precision transmission components for robot joints. SKF is ...