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Life Sentence DA: ‘It Is Our Goal That Mr. Burham Die In Prison’

A Jamestown man who is already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple has been sentenced for a murder that he committed nearly three years ago. On Monday, Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced 37-year-old Michael Burham to 25 years to life in prison. In January Burham ...

Open For Business: Pizza Shop In Panama Open Again With New Owner

PANAMA — For the third time since 2022, a pizza shop located on Main Street in the village of Panama has opened under new ownership. The shop, located at 8 West Main Street, was known as Family Night Pizza first, which opened in October 2022 and closed in June 2024. Following that it was ...

Chadakoin River Improvement Could Start This Summer

Work may begin this summer on the next phase of improvements along the Chadakoin River. The city has been looking into and working on ways to bring in more activity to the Chadakoin River Basin, in the form of the Chadakoin Basin Activation project, and Jason Kulaszewski, city principal ...

Leaders respond to action on Iran; peace vigil held locally

State and federal leaders offered their thoughts and reactions to Saturday’s attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel over the weekend. Along party lines, there was praise for the assault or criticism. — State Gov. Kathy Hochul: “Following the U.S. military operations in Iran ...

Clerk notes Jamestown DMV could relocate in future

While there are no immediate plans, the newly elected Chautauqua County clerk says he may explore relocating the Jamestown Department of Motor Vehicles. County Clerk Greg Carlson recently attended the Chautauqua County Planning Board where he went over his department’s operations, ...