JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved a plan that will help chart the course for future development in the downtown area of the city, but it wasn't unanimous. During Monday's city council meeting, lawmakers voted 8 to 1 in favor of … [Read more...]
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Voters to Act on 2019-20 Jamestown School Budget that Includes No Tax Increase on Tuesday
JAMESTOWN - Voters around the county will be heading to their local school polling places Tuesday to vote on next year's school budget, along with candidates for their respective school boards. In Jamestown, voters will act on the $90.7 million … [Read more...]
Jamestown Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Federal Drug Charges
BUFFALO U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Alex Mercado, 40, of Jamestown, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 110 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard … [Read more...]
Lakewood-Busti Police Investigate Animal Cruelty Case Involving Dead Cow, Newborn Calf
LAKEWOOD - Lakewood-Busti Police are asking for the public's help in solving an animal cruelty investigation involving a cow being shot and its newborn calf also dying as a result. According to a report in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the black … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Student Art Show is Tuesday Night
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools will hold its Annual District Art Show Opening Reception on Tuesday, May 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Jefferson Middle School gymnasium. With hundreds of works of art from kindergarten through 12th grade, the … [Read more...]
County Grand Jury Indicts City Man on Murder Charge Connected to 2017 Stabbing Death
MAYVILLE - A 20-year-old Jamestown man faces a charge of second degree murder following an indictment by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury. According to Jamestown Police, the charge comes a year-and-a-half after the November 2017 stabbing death of … [Read more...]
Jamestown Business Makes Plans to Relocate to Ellicott
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting a business in Jamestown plans to be relocating into a brand new location in the town of Ellicott within a year. The article says Stannard Group LLC has been operating out of its Jamestown … [Read more...]
Dunkirk Police Continue to Investigation Stabbing Incident
DUNKIRK - Dunkirk Police continue their investigation into a stabbing that occurred on the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue last Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to a report of a fight around 4 p.m. and learned that the victim, who has not been … [Read more...]
City DPW Announces Upcoming Street Closings for North Main Street and Cherry Street
JAMESTOWN - Two sections of North Main Street in Jamestown will be closed to traffic this week along with a section of Cherry Street. According to Jamestown Public Works Director Jeff Lehman, milling and paving is scheduled to begin on North Main … [Read more...]
City Resident Continues to Voice Concerns Over Perceived Zoning Violation Involving Outdoor Entertainment
JAMESTOWN - In early April, downtown resident and former business owner Gary Templin voiced his concerns to the Jamestown City Council’s Public Safety Committee about what he believes is the city government ignoring and/or violating its own zoning … [Read more...]
