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...]
Prendergast Library Receives $214,000 Grant for Library Renovations
The James Prendergast Library has received a nearly $215,000 grant for renovations at the library. State Senator George Borrello announced the Prendergast Library was awarded the funding from the state Public Library Construction Grants. He … [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...]
