The state corrections commissioner mandated a quality review and corrective actions by the Chautauqua County Jail after a 2024 suicide attempt. An inmate was seriously injured July 11, 2024, after jumping off the jail roof, according to a Corrections Commission report that is heavily redacted. ...

GERRY - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus will host two upcoming woodlot management and chainsaw safety events. On August 20-21, Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer Chainsaw Safety Certification courses conducted by Bill Lindloff’s ProCuts. The certification ...

The Jamestown Bar Association recently honored members with its Community Service awards. Marilyn Fiore-Lehman serves as chairperson of the Community Services Committee presented awards to Joseph Calimeri and Andrew Robinson. On behalf of the committee, attorney Charles DeAngelo presented ...

The Samuel L. Derby American Legion Auxiliary Unit 556 of Frewsburg recently installed new officers for 2025-26. Front row, from left, are Gwen Funcell, secretary; Verna Hoover, president; and Deb Walsh, treasurer. Back row is Jen Jackson, first vice president; Tammy Spontarelli, second ...

An Osprey family is residing on a telephone pole at McCrea Park. The birds make for great photo opportunities, and it's just fun watching the parents hunt and bring back food for their young. The Osprey population declined in the 1950s and ‘60s due to the pesticide DDT. Since the ban on ...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Stray Cat Rescue has relocated to a new shelter located at 8494 Route 20. This is the former Westfield Veterinary Hospital building. In April 2011, the organization set up a Thrift Shop — the Thrifty Kitty — on Main Street to raise funds for a shelter. “We ...