MAYVILLE - An Ohio woman was arrested over the weekend for Snowmobiling while intoxicated after she crashed her snowmobile into an ice fishing shanty on Chautauqua Lake. According to the county sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a crash … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General to Visit Chautauqua County
DUNKIRK - A top ranking officer from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be in Chautauqua County today as a guest of Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning). According to the Corning Republican, Brigadier General Margaret Burcham – who oversees the … [Read more...]
Reed to Unveil Details of Water Resources Reform and Development Act in Dunkirk
Congressman Tom Reed will be in Chautauqua County this morning to discuss waterway infrastructure improvements from Chautauqua Lake and Lake Erie. The Corning Republican, who’s represented Chautauqua County since January of this year, will be at … [Read more...]
Wendel, Lisciandro Square off in District 10 Race
LAKEWOOD - The 2013 elections are less than a week away and among those offices that are contested is the seat for the newly drawn District 10 of the Chautauqua County Legislature, which covers the north section of the Town of Busti including the … [Read more...]
County’s Lake Management Plan Receives State Recognition
SCHENECTADY - The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development has received a prestigious award for its effort in trying to find ways to sustain and even improve the health of Chautauqua Lake. The New York Upstate Chapter of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Groups Work to Complete Lake Management Plan
CELORON - A group involved in fighting invasive weeds in Chautauqua Lake is hopeful to have a comprehensive plan for the management of the weed problem approved by January 1. According to a recent article in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Volunteers Still Needed for Water Chestnut Pulling
JAMESTOWN - Local officials and organizations are continuing their effort to keep an invasive plant species from taking over our area waterways. Over the weekend dozens of volunteers arrived on Chautauqua Lake to help in the effort to locate the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Blue-Green Algae Blooms Force Closure of Bemus Point Beach
BEMUS POINT - Residents and visitors in Bemus Point are being forced to go elsewhere if they want to escape the heatwave by taking a dip in Chautauqua Lake. The public beach in Bemus Point was closed Thursday after the County Health Department found … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Water Chestnuts on the Rise in Southeastern Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - It’s turning out to be an uphill battle against an invasive water species that can be a major problem and nuisance for county residents. Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards and Chautauqua County Watershed Coordinator Jeff Diers say … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Officials Announce Water Chestnut Search for July 20
MAYVILLE - County officials have announced that a mass search on Chautauqua Lake for the invasive water chestnut will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 8 a.m. at the Stow Park landing of the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry. The water chestnut is a … [Read more...]
