JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will wait to act on abandoning a street on the south side of town until after it drafts a letter of understanding stating it will address drainage and other issues in that area. During Monday’s city council … [Read more...]
City Council Approves 2017 CDBG and Home Program Action Plan, Totaling $2 Million
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council Monday night did approve a resolution to finalize it’s allocation plan for funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Program. City Development Director Vince DeJoy says an … [Read more...]
Hispanic Community Council Representatives to Have Increased Presence at City Council Meetings
JAMESTOWN - Attendance at Jamestown City Council meetings will likely see increased numbers in the future. During Monday’s meeting a contingent of community members from the Hispanic Community Council were on hand to attend the city council … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Rick Huber Offers Update on Drug Epidemic in Jamestown and Chautauqua Co.
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 27, 2017 WRFA public affairs director talks with Rick Huber, Director of New Program Development at the Mental Health Association in Jamestown NY, to get an update on drug use and … [Read more...]
Lakewood Man Charged in Motorcycle Chase with Police
WEST ELLICOTT - A Lakewood man was sent to the county jail early Sunday morning after leading police on a high speed chase on Fairmount Ave. According to a report from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office, deputies observed a motorcycle … [Read more...]
2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Begins Monday, Continues Throughout the Week
JAMESTOWN - The annual celebration of comedy in Jamestown begins this week with a new twist to the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. The National Comedy Center will be presenting a week of comedy performances and dialogues this year, and partnering … [Read more...]
Fire Claims Life of Town of Ellicott Man
ELLICOTT — The County Sheriff’s office has yet to release the name of a town of Ellicott man who died during a Saturday morning fire on Wilson Hollow Road. Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies say fire crews were called to 3730 Wilson Hollow Road, … [Read more...]
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Names Lisa Hatch as New Executive Director
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has announced that Lisa Hatch has been hired as Executive Director for the organization. Hatch is a native of Buffalo and a 1994 graduate of Fredonia State. After graduation she spent 25 years … [Read more...]
Mental Health Association Continues to See Increased Number of People Seeking Help for Addiction
JAMESTOWN - The number of people using heroin and opioids in Chautauqua County hasn’t gone down this year, but it hasn’t grown either. That’s the assessment from Rick Huber from the Mental Health Association (MHA) in Chautauqua County, who took … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chanda Lynn (Poetry of an Addict) Interview
Originally airing Thursday, July 27, 2017 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Jamestown resident and addiction and recovery advocate Chanda Lynn stops by the WRFA studio to share her story and message with our listeners. Chanda Lynn uses her … [Read more...]
