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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — Alyshialynn Ryan, 21, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated and other traffic tickets on Saturday. At 12:05 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop at Allen and Maple streets. A subsequent investigation revealed that Ryan, a resident of Jamestown, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Ryan was taken into custody and transported to the Jamestown City Jail. She was released on an appearance ticket and is to be in Jamestown City Court on a later date. — Amy E. Elliott, 40, of Jamestown was charged with aggravated DWI and other ...

Gillibrand introduces bill to combat spotted lanternfly

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, recently joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues to introduce the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act to designate the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that poses a significant threat to the nation’s agricultural economy, as a high-priority research initiative for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. “The spotted lanternfly has proven to be a destructive pest that threatens New York State’s specialty crops, especially vineyards throughout Western New York, the ...

Council receives update on lead, rental registries

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Multiple things are always ongoing in the city’s Department of Development, and at the most recent meeting of the City Council’s Housing Committee, Development Director Crystal Surdyk gave an update on some of the current things going on. One such thing is the lead rental registry being ...

Regional shelters, rescues part of Pet Expo 2026

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The Chautauqua County Humane Society is gearing up for its second annual Pet Expo 2026, a day designed to celebrate collaboration, community, and the shared mission of helping animals. Presenting sponsors include Supportive Divorce Solutions and Happy Hounds Hotel and Day Spa while The Post-Journal is a media sponsor. Shelters, rescues, vendors, and animal lovers from across Western New York and northeastern Pennsylvania will come together at the Northwest Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17, creating a space where connection, learning and lifesaving work intersect. The adoption side of the ...

Nikki Fagerstrom Pierce running for District 15 legislature seat

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FALCONER - Nikki Fagerstrom Pierce of Falconer has secured the Democratic Party and Independent line on the November election ballot for the District 15 seat on the Chautauqua County Legislature. The District 15 seat represents the Town of Ellicott, which includes the villages of Celoron and Falconer. She is currently serving as a Falconer Village Board member and has been involved in the advancement of Falconer since 2023, including the recent awarding of a $4.5 million NY Forward grant. Fagerstrom Pierce has also helped redevelop the Falconer Farmers and Artisan Market and oversaw ...

Marking Memories

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Louise Scofield Wiggers and Linda Pratt Page will never forget the summer of 1957. Now, thanks to a new historic marker recently installed outside the Yorker Museum in Sherman, everyone else can enjoy their shared memories too. What was so memorable? Picking cherries. “As a 12 ...