Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend. Folks should set clocks ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m., Sunday, March 13. Public safety officials also suggest that while you're changing clocks that you should also test your smoke and carbon monoxide … [Read more...]
Bed Tax Revenues Reached Record Numbers for 2021
Bed tax revenues reached record numbers for 2021 in Chautauqua County as tourism rebounded in the area. County Executive PJ Wendel announced that after tourism declined in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, the 2021 occupancy tax revenues exceeded … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Health Dept Reports 4 Hospitalizations Due to COVID for February 27-March 5
The Chautauqua County Health Department reported four hospitalizations due to COVID or COVID complications for the week of February 27 through March 5. The Health Department is no longer providing weekly case number updates or number of … [Read more...]
Doctors: Getting COVID-19 Not Necessarily Inevitable
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that while the Omicron variant is still highly contagious, experts don't think it's inevitable that everyone will get COVID at some point. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated … [Read more...]
Study: COVID-19 May Accelerate Aging of Brain Even in Mild Cases
CNN reports a new study says people who had even a mild case of COVID-19 may have accelerated aging of the brain and other changes to it. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature, is believed to be the largest of its kind. It found that … [Read more...]
Annual Ban On Residential Brush Burning to Begin in NYS, Recreational Fires Still Illegal in Jamestown
As the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning is set to begin, Jamestown Fire Officials are reminding residents that recreational fires are illegal in the city. The State Department of Environmental Conservation will prohibit … [Read more...]
JHS Express Winter Guard Places Third at Winter Guard International Regional Competition
The Jamestown High School Express Winter Guard placed 3rd out of 11 guards at the Winter Guard International Regional Competition. The team performed their show "Somebody Who Loves Me" at the competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WGI Sport of … [Read more...]
WRFA Rock and Roll Rundown – March 10, 2022
THE WRFA ROCK AND ROLL RUNDOWN A listing of live entertainment events happening in the greater Jamestown area. Have an event you want us to know about? Use the contact page on our website or send an email to WRFA @ RegLenna.com. FRI MAR 11 … [Read more...]
President Biden Announces U.S. Ban on All Russian Oil Imports
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports. The Associated Press reports Biden acknowledged it will bring costs to Americans, particularly at the gas pump, while toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in … [Read more...]
NYS Attorney General James Warns Price Gouging On Oil and Gas Illegal
In response to President Biden’s announcement that the United States will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal, New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning oil companies and gas stations that price gouging is illegal. She … [Read more...]
