JAMESTOWN - The Post-Journal is reporting that extra patrols have been added to Jamestown High School after a reported threat made last week resurfaced. A post was reportedly made on social media Friday regarding an alleged threat to the school. … [Read more...]
District Attorney Says More Victims Likely in Saeli Case
DUNKIRK - There may be more victims of the Dunkirk man found guilty earlier this week of kidnapping and sexually abusing a teenager with autism. Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson held a press conference on Wednesday and, … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Helps Locate Missing Two Year-Old Who Wandered from North County Home
SILVER CREEK - The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office helped to reunite a missing toddler with his family late Wednesday afternoon. According to a media release from the sheriff's office, deputies received a report of a 2-year-old male child … [Read more...]
No Representation from NCC at Zoning Board Hearing Leads to Tabling Variance, Special Use Permit
JAMESTOWN - A variance request involving electronic signage at the National Comedy Center (NCC) had to be tabled by the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday because no one from the NCC was on hand to represent the organization. The NCC is … [Read more...]
Dunkirk Man Found Guilty of Kidnapping Autistic Teen, Committing a Sexually Motivated Felony
DUNKIRK - A jury in Chautauqua County Court has found a Dunkirk man guilty of second-degree kidnapping and a sexually-motivated felony in relation to an incident that took place in August 2016 at the Dunkirk Walmart. The Post-Journal says Samuel … [Read more...]
City Police Investigate East Side Shooting
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are investigating a shooting incident on the city’s east side that left one person injured. The shooting took place at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Bowen and Peach streets. When EMS arrived on the … [Read more...]
PUBLIC NOTICE: Application of Herbicides to Chautauqua Lake June 11 and 12
BEMUS POINT, NY - The Towns of Busti, Ellery, and North Harmony have received permits from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to use the aquatic herbicides Aquathol K (endothall), Navigate (2,4-D), and Renovate 3 … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center to Seek Zoning Variance for Two Electronic Signs
JAMESTOWN - A variance request involving electronic signage at the National Comedy Center will go before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday afternoon, June 6. According to a public notice, the National Comedy Center is seeking an area … [Read more...]
Agriculture Department Extends Deadline for Dairy Farmers to Apply for Margin Protection Program
WASHINGTON - A one-week extension for dairy farmers to apply for a program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture that insures against years with small to no profits. The Margin Protection Program (MPP), which extended it’s deadline to sign up … [Read more...]
Governor Proposes Measure Giving Teachers Power to Report Students to Court, Remove Access to Guns
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed an expansion to his “Extreme Risk Protection Order” bill to give teachers the power to go to court to prevent a student’s access to guns, if they suspect the student might bring a gun to school and … [Read more...]
