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Area Gas Prices Climb Again

Gas prices are up another 12 cents over the past week to $4.179 a gallon, according to the AAA East Central gas price report, with the price per gallon up 78 cents from this time a year ago. Gas prices are about the same in Warren at $4.399, still among the highest in the state. The ...

Deer Once Again A City Council Topic

It is the return of the deer problem in the city for the Jamestown city council. The city has had a problem with deer overpopulation for many years, with how to go about fixing the problem causing issues as well, and the discussion was brought up once again at Monday’s City Council meeting ...

Westfield Ice Cream Business, Former Hair Salon In City Sold

A popular ice cream and restaurant business in the western portion of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Jan. 26-30. The county does not provide transaction ...

Chautauqua Institution Names New President

CHAUTAUQUA - The Chautauqua Institution has named Mark Coolidge Johnson as the institution’s 19th president. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, attorney and third-generation Chautauquan, Johnson brings more than 30 years of diplomatic service and large-scale operational leadership to the ...

Sea Lion Scrapped: Lack Of Funding Ends Planned Move To Virginia

The Sea Lion is no more. The ship has been decommissioned and scrapped. Bret Apthorpe, retired Jamestown Public Schools superintendent, found the news while doing research for a book. Apthorpe has lengthy ties to the Sea Lion growing up in Mayville and spending time working on the ship in his ...