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Flooding impacts portions of Cattaraugus County

Thunderstorms and heavy rains were a nuisance for Chautauqua County, but it was a different story for neighboring Cattaraugus County. In some locations, more than an inch of rain was reported from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. According the National Weather Service spotters, 2.06 ...

Bicyclist dies after striking vehicle in Brocton

BROCTON --- A South Carolina bicyclist has died after striking a parked vehicle last week. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies reported Tuesday that at around 2:59 p.m. July 22, they responded with Brocton Fire Department and Chautauqua County Emergency Services to Harmon Avenue for a ...

Jamestown Awning open for business, clinic moving in nearby

Last week’s Planning Commission approval of a project at 289 Steele Street for a future mental health clinic is to be housed in the building next to the current Jamestown Awning building. The building itself used to be storage space for Jamestown Awning, which remains in business as it ...

Briefly

Reservations for JHS Class of 1963 picnic due July 31 The Jamestown High School Class of 1963 will hold its annual picnic from 3 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Vikings Lake Park. A catered picnic will be served at 5 p.m. The cost is a donation. Special desserts are being made by a class member. Reservations are due by July 31 by calling Jackie Thies Jackson at 716-640-9831 or emailing jackielj1963@gmail.com. Cassadaga Car Cruise-In Rescheduled To Wednesday, July 29 CASSADAGA - Due to forecast inclement weather, the cruise-in scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, at the American Legion Post 1280 ...

Salamanca pauses use of educational robot

On July 10, the Salamanca City Central School District announced the launch of a pilot program featuring a Realbotix educational robot and digital avatar designed to support teaching and learning in its high school STEAM program. After widespread criticism and concern, that project is ...

Clarification

In the story printed on Wednesday July 22, titled “Clymer School Board Discusses Regents ‘Mixed Messages’, Clymer Central School would like to clarify that NYSED said districts shouldn’t count the Regents exam scores into their final course grade because if a student fails the exam, it may cause the student to fail the course for the year, causing them to lose credit for the course. That is why NYSED does not recommend counting the Regents Exams as a 5th marking period. They would also like to clarify that this is why it became confusing for teachers as to whether or not to ...