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Grape farm woes worry AgriAmerica chief

AgriAmerica’s managing partner sees lower demand and rising costs as two big reasons some local grape growers are hurting. “It really comes down to supply and demand,” said Eric Huddy. “I think it’s pretty much common knowledge that the wine market isn’t what it used to be. Fewer ...

Persell MS names September Students of the Month

 Persell Middle School officials recently announced the school’s September Students of the Month. They are: Reese Brown, fifth grade and the daughter of Dan and Corey Brown. Reese likes to bead and draw and her favorite subject in school is art. Her goal in life is to become an ...

Sales include land for Ellicott DPW

A town government in the south county has purchased land to store equipment and highway materials. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 14-20. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available for review at the clerk’s office. During this time period, the town of Ellicott purchased 1837 E. Main St. Ext. and another parcel on East Main Street Extension, Ellicott for $50,000. The parcels are labeled as vacant property and total around 8 ...

Marvin House to hold Festival of Trees open house

The Marvin House invites the public to its Festival of Trees open house on Nov. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at 2 W. Fifth St., Jamestown. Admission is free. Visitors can explore 12 decorated Christmas trees adorned with rare and distinctive ornaments donated by a lifelong collector. Seven trees ...