Katie Smith of the Hazeltine Public Library in Busti spoke with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about their new exhibit of Ralph Sandquist Bird Carvings along with what the library has going on this … [Read more...]
Voters Approve Jamestown, Southwestern School District Budgets
Voters approved the Jamestown Public Schools budget and all propositions on the ballot. The $120,898,274 2026-27 school budget passed 374 to 92 and a proposition to sell district property at 240 Harrison Street to the Jamestown Board of Public … [Read more...]
Voters Approve Jamestown, Southwestern School Budgets
Voters approved the Jamestown Public Schools budget and all propositions on the ballot. The $115.8 million 2025-26 school budget passed 322 to 55, a proposition to create a $10 million Capital Reserve Fund passed 329 to 45, and a proposition to … [Read more...]
Write-In Candidate Wins Seat on Southwestern School Board
A write-in candidate has been elected to the Southwestern Central School board of education. Voters returned Elizabeth Laczi and Michael Carothers to the school board and added Josh Gesing, who was a write-in candidate. Their three-year term … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Libraries Awarded Over $392,000 in State Construction Grants
Libraries in Chautauqua County have been awarded $392,417 in New York State Public Library Construction Grants. The funding will assist with renovation and construction projects. The awards are from $34 million in capital funds allocated by the … [Read more...]
Southwestern School District Voters Approve Library Tax, School Budget
WEST ELLICOTT - Residents in the Southwestern School District will have to pay a library tax the next time their school tax bills are due. By a narrow margin of 425-413, district voters approved a referendum to establish an annual $204,000 library … [Read more...]
Library Tax Proposal on Southwestern School Ballot
WEST ELLICOTT - When voters in the Southwestern School District vote on this year’s budget, there will also be a referendum to establish a library tax for both the Lakewood Memorial Library and the Hazeltine Public Library in Busti. The referendum … [Read more...]
