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County Sees Steady Increase In New COVID Cases

The Chautauqua County Department of Health reported 579 new cases of COVID-19 for the week ending Oct. 2. The county also noted four virus-related deaths, marking 189 to date. The health department recently changed its reporting method of COVID statistics, going from a daily report to a weekly report. The state still keeps track of daily COVID information. The county has seen an increase in new cases each week since August. They break down as follows: 113 cases the week ending Aug. 21; 270 the week ending Aug. 28; 285 the week ending Sept. 4; 413 the week ending Sept. 11; 491 the ...

US Health Experts Urge Flu Shots To Avoid ‘Twindemic’

The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, with a plea Thursday for Americans to get vaccinated against both. "I get it: We are all tired of talking about vaccines," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Proposed City Budget To Focus On Capital Projects, Improvements

One of the first impacts of the $28 million the city of Jamestown is receiving in federal stimulus funding will be detailed in the proposed 2022 executive budget. At 3 p.m. Thursday, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist will release the proposed 2022 spending plan during a presentation at the ...

Warren School District To Require Masks After Judge Order

WARREN, Pa. — A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the Warren County School District that halts the district’s procedure that effectively made masks optional in school. “Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6th, mask exceptions will not be permitted as a ...

Vaccine Mandate For NYC Educators Survives Court Challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's vaccination mandate for school staff survived a court challenge Tuesday while hospitals across the state reported few disruptions to their services because of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in ...

Evictions Begin As US Ban Ends, But Not The Spike Feared

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Chandra Dobbs was stunned when the constable showed up on her doorstep with a fat packet of eviction papers. She thought she had more time. "I didn't think I was going to be evicted because I applied for rental assistance money," Dobbs said a few days later. "But they ...