Changes to Medicare payments could result in Chautauqua County hospitals receiving $14.1 million more a year in federal funding. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rules … [Read more...]
City Council Resumes Discussions on Hiring Firefighters Using SAFER Grant
Jamestown City Council will start another month of discussions on whether to hire eight firefighters using $1.8 million in federal funds. Council is expected to have the opportunity to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency questions about … [Read more...]
Comedians Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias, Taylor Tomlinson Headlining Comedy Festival
Comedians Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias and Taylor Tomlinson have been announced as the headliners for the 2023 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, the top-selling comedian in the world in 2022, and one of the most-watched … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Students Reading ‘Charlotte’s Web’ For All-District Read
Jamestown Public Schools students will be reading "Charlotte's Web" as part of an all-district read that starts today. Approximately 2,500 elementary and middle school students were given copies of the book by E.B. White as part of the national … [Read more...]
Adopt Fee Waived During ‘Empty The Shelters’ Event at Humane Society
Pet adoptions are free at the Chautauqua County Humane Society now through May 15 thanks to Bissell Pet Foundation's "Empty The Shelters" event. BISSELL Pet Foundation is a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet … [Read more...]
Jamestown BRWS Looking for Diamond Girls, Ambassador Families
The Jamestown Babe Ruth World Series Committee is looking for Diamond Girls and Ambassador Families for the August World Series event. Jamestown will be hosting the 2023 Babe Ruth 13-15 Year Old World Series at Diethrick Park from August … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Virus X
Niagara Falls punk band Virus X joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss their upcoming show in Jamestown, being a band for 40 years, favorite Jamestown spots to visit, Western New York music scenes in the 80's and much … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Thomas Annear
Plein Air artist Thomas Annear joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to discuss the 2023 North Shore Arts Alliance Hub Crawl, the incredible hikes found around Chautauqua County, the local art scene in Chautauqua and much … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Eddie Sundquist – May 4, 2023
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley speaks with Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist about the efforts by the administration to get approval to hire eight firefighters. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown BPU ReTool ’23 – May 4, 2023
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will focus on workforce development in a conference this summer. … [Read more...]
