JAMESTOWN - It appears the Chautauqua County Board of Elections (BOE) will be looking at a couple of alternative locations for a polling site in downtown Jamestown. During Monday's Jamestown City Council meeting, county election commissioners … [Read more...]
Office for Aging Services Director Urges Seniors Seeking COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments to Please be Patient
MEDIA RELEASE FROM CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE MAYVILLE - Although adults aged 65 and up are a part of the 7.1 million residents in New York State who are eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine, many of these folks need assistance to navigate … [Read more...]
Health Department Reports 61 New COVID Cases, No Deaths Reported for Thursday, Jan. 28
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department says there were no new COVID-19 related deaths for Thursday, and the number of known active cases in the county was basically unchanged from the previous day. According to the county health … [Read more...]
New York Attorney General Finds State Health Department Under-Reported COVID-19 Deaths at Nursing Homes
ALBANY - New York Attorney General Letitia James released a searing report Thursday that found the New York State Department of Health under-reported nursing home deaths related to the coronavirus by as much as 50 percent. The report follows a … [Read more...]
County Reports Six New COVID-19-Related Deaths for Wednesday, Jan. 27
MAYVILLE - The number of COVID-19 deaths in Chautauqua County has now surpassed 100 since the start of the pandemic. According to the Chautauqua County Health Department's COVID-19 dashboard, there were 6 new COVID-19 related deaths reported for … [Read more...]
County Board of Elections Will Work with City Officials to Discuss Alternative Polling Site for Ward 3
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections says it has the final say in selecting the polling location for a group of voters in Jamestown - even if that means keeping it at the National Comedy Center (NCC) on W. Second Street. However, the … [Read more...]
Section VI Calls Pushes Back Start of High School Wrestling to May
BUFFALO - Section VI Athletic officials have postponed wrestling until the spring season. This comes after a number of local county health commissioners - including Chautauqua County's Christine Schuyler - called for wrestling to either be … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters: Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt – January 2021
Chautauqua County district attorney Jason Schmidt talks with WRFA's Jason Sample to discuss his first month on the job as the county's new top prosecutor, while also discussing some of the challenges the office is faced with, while also what … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters: Chautauqua County Election Commissioners Norm And Brain Abram – January 2021
Chautauqua County Election Commissioners Brian Abram and Norm Green discuss several issues facing the BOE at the start of the new year - including searching for a possible new polling site location for Ward 3 voters in Jamestown, getting a new … [Read more...]
COVID-19-Related Deaths in Chautauqua County Triple During Past Month
MAYVILLE - The number of COVID-19 deaths in the county continues to see a sharp increase this week, with nine new deaths being reported for Tuesday. That after 11 deaths had been reported for Monday and 23 were reported for last Thursday. In all, … [Read more...]
