MAYVILLE - [MEDIA RELEASE] -The Public Health Division of the Chautauqua County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) urges all Chautauqua County residents and visitors to educate themselves about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and to be … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Recovers Body of Missing Jamestown Man
NORTH HARMONY - Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office deputies have located the body of a man in Chautauqua Lake who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon. Authorities recovered the body of 46-year-old Brian Twardeski of Jamestown on late Monday … [Read more...]
Three Million Pounds of Weeds Harvested So Far by Chautauqua Lake Association
LAKEWOOD [MEDIA RELEASE] - The past two months have been productive for the Chautauqua Lake Association, and the work is just getting started. July is expected to be even more productive with the expansion to a third site to efficiently maintain … [Read more...]
Herbicide Treatment of Areas of Chautauqua Lake Postponed Until Monday, June 29
LAKEWOOD - Area of Chautauqua Lake scheduled to be treated with herbicide on Wednesday, June 24 will now have to wait until Monday at the earliest for the treatment. The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance announced Wednesday morning … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Turns 30
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample talk with John Jablonski, executive director of the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy (CWC), and Becky Nystrom, CWC board president, to learn more details about the CWC and some of its recent … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive Paul “PJ” Wendel: January 2020
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample invites newly appointed Chautauqua County Executive Paul "PJ" Wendel into the studio to introduce him to WRFA listeners and talk about various issues the county is facing at the start of 2020. … [Read more...]
Sewer Treatment Facility in Celoron to See Upgrades
CELORON - South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District (SCCLSD) staff and board members recently met with Quackenbush Construction Company and Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric Corporation to kick off a capital improvement project at the water pollution … [Read more...]
CLPRA Unable to Reach Consensus on Lake District Recommendation, Will Meet Again in November
MAYVILLE - An advisory agency created by the Chautauqua County Legislature is continuing to struggle with finalizing a recommendation on establishing a lake rehabilitation district that would help raise money to care for Chautauqua Lake. The … [Read more...]
[LOCAL] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello: September 2019 Interview
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 6, 2019. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello to get an update on several initiatives that are taking place in the county involving … [Read more...]
Lakewood and Long Point Beaches Closed Due to Harmful Algal Blooms
MAYVILLE - County Health officials were forced to close two beech areas on Chautauqua Lake over the weekend due to localized Harmful Algal Blooms. A media release sent out late Friday afternoon said the HABs were observed in the south basin of … [Read more...]
