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The August 24 Rundown

Here is a rundown of stories that can be found in the Saturday/Sunday edition of The Post-Journal. Please click the link above ("The Rundown") in an email or the triangle (below the picture) on the website.

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced In Transportation Of Firearms

A Pennsylvania man tied to the transport of firearms to the Jamestown area was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. Violanti and Jeffrey E. Intravatola, who handled the case, stated that between July 2022 and ...

Clogged Dryer Vent Blamed For House Fire

LAKEWOOD – A dryer vent is being blamed for a house fire. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. the Lakewood Fire Department along with Ashville, Busti, and Celoron Fire Departments were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 135 W. Summit Ave in the village of Lakewood. Upon extinguishing ...

City Shooting Victims Identified

The names of victims in this weekend’s shooting in Jamestown have been released. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, Corey Johnson, 25, of Jamestown was shot Friday around 2 a.m. in a parking lot of an establishment on North Main Street. He was taken to Hamot Hospital in Erie ...

City Removes Homeless From Riverwalk Area

Jamestown officials have followed through with a 96-hour notice to clear homeless from the Chadakoin Riverwalk area. Around 11 a.m. Monday, Jamestown police officers, city officials, representatives from the Mobile Crisis Team and the Parks and Recreation Department began clearing the ...

Friday Morning City Shooting Claims Life

A man who was shot early Friday morning in Jamestown has succumbed from his injuries. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, that was the first of three shootings in about a 24-hour period in the city. That shooting took place around 2 a.m. in a parking lot of an establishment on ...