Press Releases

MAYVILLE, N.Y – The Chautauqua County Health Department has issued a boil water order for all Village of Fredonia water customers, including those that live outside of the Village in the Town of Pomfret.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – The two men killed during a plane crash at the Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport on Tuesday afternoon have been identified.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – A United Nation’s Ambassador is calling Chautauqua County home settling in Jamestown, N.Y. and offering counsel to local leaders.

MAYVILLE, N.Y. – On Tuesday, May 30 Chautauqua County Executive Paul “PJ” M. Wendel Jr. extended the county’s emergency order issued in response to the City of New York’s intentions to send migrants and asylum seekers to other counties.

The Anti-Stigma Coalition’s Join the Conversation awareness campaign is expanding to Chautauqua County with a $7,000 grant from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).  The Coalition’s campaign promotes mental health awareness and fights the stigma surrounding mental illness, which can be a barrier preventing people from seeking the help and treatment they need. 

June 3, 2023 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. – 19 W. Lucas Avenue, Dunkirk, NY

July 22, 2023 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.  – 50 Patterson Street, Mayville, NY

Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel recently announced Chautauqua County Budget Director Kathleen Dennison will retire from her position effective June 2, 2023.

Dennison first began her career with the County on July 7, 2011 as a Principal Account Clerk with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. She was later appointed as an Accounting Supervisor, a position she held for two years, before being appointed as Budget Director for the Chautauqua County Department of Finance on Feb. 1, 2017.

Chautauqua County Executive Paul "PJ" M. Wendel Jr. has declared a State of Emergency in response to the City of New York’s intentions to send migrants and asylum seekers to other counties.