JAMESTOWN - Just three members of the public – all of whom were representing the press – attended Tuesday night’s public hearing on the 2013-2014 Jamestown School Budget at Percell Middle School. The $75,370,000 spending plan calls for no increase … [Read more...]
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MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Voices Frustration Over Draft Farm Bill that Cuts SNAP Funding
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing her anger over the passage of a Committee version of a U.S. Farm Bill that slashes Food Stamp funding for communities across the country. On Tuesday, Gillibrand voted against the Farm Bill … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Health Officials Confirm Rabid Bat Ellington
ELLINGTON - The Chautauqua County Department of Health has received notification of this year's first confirmed positive rabies case in the Town of Ellington. The case involved an individual awaking to a bat flying around the room. Because rabies … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library Hosts Scrabble Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday
JAMESTOWN – Prizes will be awarded to all 10 of the top scorers in the James Prendergast Library’s Scrabble tournament scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The first-place winner will receive a Kindle Fire HD; second-place, a Scrabble … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: New RTPI Exhibit Opens Friday
JAMESTOWN - The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is inviting the public to a reception to open a new, major exhibition, entitled “America's Parks Through The Beauty Of Art.” The opening reception will take place this Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. and is free … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Investigators Say Arson is the Cause of Monday Morning Fire
UPDATE [10:41 a.m.]: The Jamestown Police Department is reporting Tuesday morning that the fire officials are ruling that arson is the cause of the Monday morning fire at 23 Ivy St. Police say the suspect or suspects may have suffered burns as a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Clerk Sandy Sopak to Retire
MAYVILLE - Another county-wide office holder is announcing that she is not running for reelection. Chautauqua County Clerk Sandy Sopak Monday announced she will be retiring at the end of this year and will not seek re-election to a sixth term of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Three Connected with Busti Pot Growing Operation Formally Charged
BUSTI - The three Busti residents allegedly involved in a pot-growing bust late last month have formally been charged by authorities. A report from today's Jamestown Post-Journal say 31 year-old John Boardman and 29 year-old Jennifer Grundstrom - … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Holds Hearing for CDBG, HOME Program Funding
JAMESTOWN - The effort to apply for federal funding to assist with various development efforts in the city of Jamestown is moving forward. That after the Jamestown City Council held a public hearing Monday night on the city’s application for … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Public Hearing on JPS 2013-14 Budget is Tonight
JAMESTOWN - Officials with the Jamestown Public Schools will hold a budget hearing on the 2013-2014 school budget tonight at Percell Middle School. The $75,370,000 spending plan that was approved late last month by the board of education calls for no … [Read more...]
