STOCKTON - Chautauqua County Health officials are reporting the first incident of rabies to take place in the county during 2017. The Environmental Health Unit of the Chautauqua County Department of Health & Humans Services sent out a media … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – ‘Dinning Out For Life’ Fundraiser is Oct. 10
SIX CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY RESTAURANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2017 Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Kimberly Lombard from Evergreen Health Services about … [Read more...]
Concerned Parents, Residents Expected to Address Bullying at Oct. 10 Jamestown School Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN - A group of concerned parents and residents are expected to be on hand for the monthly Jamestown School Board meeting, set to take place Tuesday night at Jamestown High School. The residents will be on hand to raise awareness about a … [Read more...]
City-Police Union Contract Negotiations at Impasse, Issue Heads to Arbitration
JAMESTOWN - The effort to finalize a new contract between the city of Jamestown and members of its police union is going to arbitration. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi recently updated the Jamestown City Council on the matter during its Oct. 2 work … [Read more...]
Jamestown Young Professionals Group to Host Panel Discussion on Business and Economic Growth
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Young Professionals will host a panel discussion Tuesday at the Robert H. Jackson Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The presentation will focus on the future goals in business and economic growth for Chautauqua County. Moderator … [Read more...]
Funding in Place for Excursion Train Feasibility Study
JAMESTOWN - City officials say funding is now in place to move forward with a feasibility study into bringing an excursion train to Jamestown. On Thursday Jamestown Development Director Vince DeJoy said that after two long years of trying to put … [Read more...]
County Audit and Control Committee Recommends $906,000 Cut to Executive Budget
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that members of the county legislature’s audit and control committee are recommending cuts to county executive Vince Horrigan’s 2018 executive county budget in order to not only eliminate a proposed … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Mental Health Officials Stress Importance of Suicide Awareness and Prevention
MAYVILLE - In the wake of a pair of suicide attempts that reportedly took place in the Jamestown area this past week, Chautauqua County officials are reminding the public to be mindful of people who may be at risk for suicide, and also of the … [Read more...]
Rock and Roll Rundown – October 5 to October 12, 2017
The WRFA Rock n’ Roll Rundown is presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and brought to you through the support of the Arthur R. Gren Company in Jamestown,NY FRI OCT 6 Cypher - Mojos - Jamestown Derek Davis - Murdock's - Sherman … [Read more...]
Reed Says Country Should Focus on Mental Health and Terrorism, not Gun Regulation, when Addressing Mass Shootings
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) addressed the Las Vegas mass shooting when he held his weekly conference call with regional media on Tuesday. LISTEN TO FULL CONFERENCE CALL The Sunday night rampage by Stephen Craig Paddock … [Read more...]
