The Chautauqua County Health Department reported four hospitalizations due to COVID or COVID complications for the week of February 27 through March 5. The Health Department is no longer providing weekly case number updates or number of … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
Doctors: Getting COVID-19 Not Necessarily Inevitable
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that while the Omicron variant is still highly contagious, experts don't think it's inevitable that everyone will get COVID at some point. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated … [Read more...]
Study: COVID-19 May Accelerate Aging of Brain Even in Mild Cases
CNN reports a new study says people who had even a mild case of COVID-19 may have accelerated aging of the brain and other changes to it. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature, is believed to be the largest of its kind. It found that … [Read more...]
Annual Ban On Residential Brush Burning to Begin in NYS, Recreational Fires Still Illegal in Jamestown
As the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning is set to begin, Jamestown Fire Officials are reminding residents that recreational fires are illegal in the city. The State Department of Environmental Conservation will prohibit … [Read more...]
JHS Express Winter Guard Places Third at Winter Guard International Regional Competition
The Jamestown High School Express Winter Guard placed 3rd out of 11 guards at the Winter Guard International Regional Competition. The team performed their show "Somebody Who Loves Me" at the competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WGI Sport of … [Read more...]
President Biden Announces U.S. Ban on All Russian Oil Imports
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports. The Associated Press reports Biden acknowledged it will bring costs to Americans, particularly at the gas pump, while toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in … [Read more...]
NYS Attorney General James Warns Price Gouging On Oil and Gas Illegal
In response to President Biden’s announcement that the United States will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal, New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning oil companies and gas stations that price gouging is illegal. She … [Read more...]
Community Input on CDBG/HOME Plan To Include Walking Tours
The community's opportunity to give input on the annual Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds plan will be expanded this year. Jamestown Director of Development Crystal Surdyk said they plan to hold walking tours in each ward in … [Read more...]
St. Luke’s Episcopal Moving Forward on Refugee Resettlement Initiative
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church is moving forward with an initiative to bring refugees to Jamestown. Church Pastor Luke Fodor said Saint Luke's took hold of the initiative following a meeting held last Fall to gauge interest in Jamestown becoming a … [Read more...]
City Council Gets First Look at Proposed West Third Street Redesign
Jamestown City Council got the first look at a draft plan for the West Third Street redesign at its work session Monday night. The redesign follows the removal of the Cathedral Oaks at the end of 2020. DPW Project Engineer Mark Roetzer said the … [Read more...]
