The city’s Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission will live on a little longer - though how much longer is up for discussion. The establishment of a local law that would abolish the city’s Strategic Planning…
Jamestown’s William Larson still painting at 100 years of age
William K. Larson of Jamestown will begin his 100th trip around the sun starting today. And by all accounts, the…
GOP lawmakers want crimes involving children to be bail eligible
A pair of Republicans are proposing making any crime involving a child bail-eligible under the state’s bail laws. Joe DeStefano,…
City car club to host ‘Hot Dogs for Hunger’ today
\A local car club will host a day to provide food for the hungry in Jamestown. Team Diversity, a car…
16-year-old dies in Silver Creek after being struck by train
SILVER CREEK — A 16-year-old has died after being struck by a train. Around 3:57 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County…
October approval possible for shopping cart ordinance
A proposed ordinance dealing with abandoned shopping carts in the city came before the Public Safety Committee during their meeting…
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Fit to be tied
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Police Reports
Area Police Reports
JAMESTOWN POLICE - Britney M. Nieves, 27, of Jamestown was charged with DWI and traffic violations at 5:09 a.m. Sept. 20 after officers responded to a request to check the well being of a person at Center and Crane streets. Officers arrived to find Nieves in a vehicle that had been driven off the…
City man charged after allegedly hitting man with hammer
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Mayville man pleads guilty to access device fraud
In Our Opinion
City commission is a tree that fell in a forest. No one noticed.
The City Council is poised to remove the Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission from the City Charter after a lengthy period of inactivity. Most city residents didn’t realize that the commission was still in the charter. After being reinvigorated around 20 years ago during former Mayor Sam Teresi’s administration, and largely driven by Dr.…
Democrat’s outside income argument falls flat in rural NY
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Shared services committee in Carroll, Kiantone is encouraging
Obituaries
Mildred P. VanHouten
Millie (Finlan) (Etter) VanHouten, 78, of Warren, PA, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at the Rouse Home. She was born in Warren, PA on June 14, 1948, the daughter of the late Richard and Laura (Crippen) Finlan. Millie worked as a hair dresser at Levinson Brothers and also an aide at the…
James Duane Tingue
Donald W. Stewart
Louis J. Mazzie
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