The American Red Cross has resumed testing for a limited time on all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The agency announced that plasma from routine donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
Striders Host 12 Annual St. Patrick’s Dash Saturday, March 12
Chautauqua Striders will host the 12th Annual St. Patrick’s Dash on Saturday, March 12. The Northwest Arena will host the registration and post-event awards. The start and finish of the 3-mile course is along West Third Street between Jefferson … [Read more...]
Catapult Performs at The Reg Sunday
America's Got Talent competitors are performing at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts this Sunday. Shadow illusion troupe, Catapult, will perform live on stage at 7:00 p.m. Catapult features dancers who work behind a screen to create shadow … [Read more...]
BPU Customer Service Driveway ‘D’ Closed This Morning
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ D Driveway to the Customer Service Office will be closed to traffic Friday morning. The driveway at 92 Steele Street will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon due to a coal silo project involving use of a fire … [Read more...]
Daylight Saving Time Begins This Weekend
Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. Folks should set clocks ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m., Sunday, March 13. Public safety officials also suggest that while you're changing clocks that you should also test your smoke and carbon monoxide … [Read more...]
Bed Tax Revenues Reached Record Numbers for 2021
Bed tax revenues reached record numbers for 2021 in Chautauqua County as tourism rebounded in the area. County Executive PJ Wendel announced that after tourism declined in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, the 2021 occupancy tax revenues exceeded … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Health Dept Reports 4 Hospitalizations Due to COVID for February 27-March 5
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...]
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...]
