Congressman Tom Reed said he's endorsed Joe Sempolinski to run as the district's next representative. Sempolinski is from Elmira and is a former District director for Reed. Reed said he had a self-imposed term limit of 12 years and that he is … [Read more...]
Borrello, Goodell Disappointed with Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address
State Senator George Borrello and Assemblyman Andy Goodell both expressed disappointment with Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State address. Borrello said the speech lacked "meat on the bones," "But the only real specifics that she gave have … [Read more...]
WRFA Seeks Summer Interns to Assist with Covering 2022 Jamestown Tarp Skunks Baseball Games
JAMESTOWN, NY - WRFA is once again seeking eligible college students to participate in a Sports Broadcasting Internship program, focusing on live coverage of the Jamestown Tarp Skunks collegiate baseball team during the 2022 summer season. This … [Read more...]
Truck Driver in Fatal Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident In Jail on Update Charges
The truck driver charged in the vehicle-pedestrian accident that killed 15-year old Alexis Hughan is in jail on more charges. Jamestown Police report 58-year old Randall Rolison was sent to the County Jail without bail after an investigation found … [Read more...]
Cases of COVID-19 Have Skyrocketed in Chautauqua County
Cases of COVID-19 skyrocketed last week after being in decline for three weeks in Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Health Department reported 12 people died and there were 852 new cases for the week of December 26 through January 1. The … [Read more...]
BPU Lobby Closed Until January 18
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has announced that its Customer Service lobby is closed temporarily due to COVID-19 protocols. This is effective today through through Monday, January 17. The lobby will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January … [Read more...]
Governor Kathy Hochul Delivers First State of the State
Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address Wednesday. Hochul is proposing a $10 billion plan to grow the state's health care workforce by 20% over the next five years, saying the pandemic worsened long-simmering staffing … [Read more...]
Hearings Resume on BPU Annexation Case
Hearings were held in Fourth Appellate Court Tuesday in the lawsuit involving the annexation of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation property in the Town of Ellicott. Attorneys for the town of Ellicott and City of … [Read more...]
WRFA Rock and Roll Rundown – January 6, 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. THU JAN 06 … [Read more...]
County Health Department Suspends Contact Tracing Due to Substantial Volume of New Case Reports
The Chautauqua County Health Department has announced its contact tracing team is unable to contact residents who have a positive COVID-19 test result due to the substantial volume of new case reports in recent days. Public Health Director … [Read more...]
