JAMESTOWN - The effort to clean up and renovate a community park on the city’s east side has taken another step forward. The Friends of Lillian Dickson Park recently established the Lillian Dickson Park Non-Endowed Fund at the Chautauqua Region … [Read more...]
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County Health Officials Say Rabid Bat Found in Ellery
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Department of Health has received notification of this year's first confirmed positive rabies case in the Town of Ellery. The case involved a bat, which landed on and was brushed off of an individual’s head. Although … [Read more...]
Taco Hut Celebrates 40th Year in Business
JAMESTOWN - A long-running downtown restaurant is celebrating a milestone today. The Taco Hut restaurant on 3rd St. is celebrating 40 years in business. To help celebrate, the Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation is holding a cake cutting and … [Read more...]
State Senate Announces Passage of Job Creation Plan
ALBANY - The Republican controlled New York State Senate is announcing the passage of a new job creation plan, and hopes that the members in the state Assembly will soon follow suit. In an announcement yesterday, Senator Catharine Young (R - Olean) … [Read more...]
Lucy-Desi Center Donates Story Pirates’ Tickets to CASA
The Lucy-Desi Center for Comedy plans to help dozens of children in Chautauqua County by giving them free tickets to see a performance this summer. Lucy-Desi executive director Journey Gunderson recently announced the center will be donating tickets … [Read more...]
Drama Club Performance is Tonight
JAMESTOWN - A group of Jamestown High School students will be performing on the Reg Studio Theatre stage this tonight to perform live, original comedy. Drama Club shows improvisational comedy chops in this public performance. Hosted and performed … [Read more...]
City Man Killed After Motorcycle Crashes into SUV
JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man was killed Tuesday night after he was riding his motorcycle and collided with an SUV. City police say 20 year-old Jacob Crawford, 20 died at WCA Hospital as a result of injuries sustained when the motorcycle he was … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves IGT Funding for County Home
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk will have additional financial support to help keep it in operation through at least the end of 2013. That after county lawmakers last night approved a resolution that would provide $1.36 million in … [Read more...]
Anew Center to Hold 6th Annual 5K Anew Run and Walk on June 9
JAMESTOWN - The Salvation Army Anew Center (Facebook)- a non-profit organization that provides free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault in Chautauqua County - is encouraging the public to take part in … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Vote on County Home Funding Resolution Tonight
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session tonight in Mayville with the Chautauqua County Home again taking the spotlight. Lawmakers will consider a tabled resolution that was amended last week in the Audit and … [Read more...]
