MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will host a special meeting next week to give lawmakers more details on horizontal hydrolic fracturing. Legislature Chairman Jay Gould has scheduled the meeting for 6:30 PM March 12 in Legislature … [Read more...]
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The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
Sheriff’s Dept. Releases Details on Tuesday School Bus Accident
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office has released its police report on the school bus accident that took place on Tuesday morning in Panama and sent four students to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries. Officers say the driver of the bus … [Read more...]
Horrigan Says County Will Soon Seek RFPs for New Air Service Provider
MAYVILLE - The effort to find a new air carrier for the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown will soon be moving forward. That’s according to County Executive Vince Horrigan, who told WRFA earlier this week that his office is continuing to work … [Read more...]
Bus Accident Sends Four Clymer Students to Hospital
A school bus accident caused a scare for some students and parents in Clymer on Tuesday. According to media reports, four Clymer Central School students were taken to WCA Hospital after a school bus they were riding in crashed at about 8:45 a.m. … [Read more...]
Robertson Campaign Gets Nod from Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
ITHACA - The Democratic candidate for New York's 23rd Congressional District is getting some national recognition from her party. Tompkins County Legislator Martha Robertson has earned a spot in the first round of the Democratic Congressional … [Read more...]
Tickets Still Available for Thursday’s Ronan Tynan Concert in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - World-renowned performer, Ronan Tynan will perform live on stage at The Reg Lenna Center For The Arts on Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. A classically-trained vocalist and an original member of The Irish Tenors, Tynan will sing a variety … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Legislature Sells County Home
Airing February 27, 2014. A recap of the Chautauqua County Legislature's Feb. 26, 2014 meeting, when the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk, NY was sold to VestraCare for a price of $16 million. Featuring public remarks, comments from legislators … [Read more...]
Reed Won’t Release Communications with Ethics Committee
WASHINGTON - Chautauqua County’s Congressman isn’t going to release any correspondence between his attorney and the House Ethics Committee regarding his failure to immediately divest his businesses after first getting elected. During his weekly … [Read more...]
Reed: Proposed Tax Reform Bill Could Result in Extra Money for Taxpayers
WASHINGTON - Members of congress are continuing to hammer out a tax reform plan that could put $600 back into the pockets of taxpayers. According to Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning), the draft tax reform proposal, released last week by House Ways … [Read more...]
Governor Gives Prosecutors Increased Access to Vehicle and Traffic Ticket Records
ALBANY - Have you received a speeding ticket only to have it later reduced in city or town court? That could come back to haunt you. Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday announced that the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is making … [Read more...]
