WRFA's Anthony Merchant talks to Chautauqua County native and filmmaker Travis Carlson to discuss his newest film Mother's Day and what it was like filming locally and doing a continuous one shot film. The two also discuss growing up in … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – David Niles talks 2022 Banff Mountain Film Festival – April 1, 2022
WRFA's Anthony Merchant discusses the 2022 Banff Mountain Film Festival with Roger Tory Peter Institute's Programs and Events Manager David Niles. The two discuss the upcoming film festivals stop in Jamestown, NY, all the breathtaking moments … [Read more...]
Homestead Cafe Destroyed in Fire
A fire destroyed the Homestead Cafe in the town of Ellery early Sunday morning. Chautauqua County Sheriff's Officials report the Fluvanna Fire Department and mutual aid responded just after 2:00 a.m. to the fire at the restaurant located on Route … [Read more...]
County Art Organizations Receive $108,000 for Capital Project Grants
Chautauqua County art organizations received $108,000 in capital project grants from the New York State Council on the Arts. The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, which is the parent organization for WRFA, received $88,000 for sound, rigging and … [Read more...]
Second COVID-19 Boosters Now Available for Those Who are Eligible
The second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are now available at state-run mass vaccination sites. Eligible New Yorkers may receive either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for their second booster shot. The State's Department of … [Read more...]
Wastewater Testing Finds Low Levels of COVID-19 in Jamestown, Dunkirk
The Chautauqua County Health Department reports that wastewater samples collected from Dunkirk and Jamestown Wastewater Treatment Plants detected low levels of COVID-19. The samples were collected weekly since March 8, 2022. The Health … [Read more...]
City Council to Hear Home Improvement Program Presentations
Jamestown City Council will hear presentations on some home improvement programs at its work session tonight. Jamestown Renaissance Corporation's Mary Maxwell will do a presentation of the Paint Jamestown Program at the Housing Committee meeting … [Read more...]
Cornell Cooperative Extension Hires New 4-H Youth Development Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County has announced Lindsey Crisanti has been hired as the new 4-H Youth Development Educator. Crisanti is a former Pine Valley Central School student and a graduate of Alfred State College agricultural … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management Alliance – March 31, 2022
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management Alliance (The Alliance) Executive Director Randall Perry about the organization's 2022 coordinated work plan for Chautauqua Lake and its watershed. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Mobile Market CSA – March 31, 2022
Jamestown Public Market Director Linnea Carlson and St. Luke's Episcopal Church Minister Jessika Frederick talk about the return of the Mobile Market CSA program as well as the Grow Jamestown event happening in April. … [Read more...]
