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SKF Improves Margins, Continues Restructuring

Adjusted operating margins have improved at SKF even before the company sees any effect from the layoff of 1,700 workers across its global footprint. SKF officials recently released the company’s third quarter financial results. Organic sales increased by 2% year-over-year, mainly driven ...

City Comprehensive Plan Work Continues

Since 2024 the Jamestown Department of Development has been working to make updates to the city’s comprehensive plan, which has not been updated since 1998. The work on the comprehensive plan update continues, including most recently at the November Planning Commission meeting, where city ...

Jefferson Middle School Counselor Honored

The Chautauqua County Counselors Association recently announced its award winner for the 2024-2025 academic year. Crystal Casel, a school counselor at Jefferson Middle School in Jamestown, was named the Robert Minton Counselor of the Year as voted on by the members of the Chautauqua County ...

The Legacy Of Thanksgiving Leftovers

Our post-Thanksgiving dinner has become a family ritual. Friday’s dinner even has its own name: “TurkeyPile.” Now that I look at the word in print, it doesn’t sound particularly appetizing does it? But it is old-fashioned wonderful. The holiday itself has its own heady anticipations. ...

Der Kobblers Make Donations

The Der Kobblers recently presented donations from the proceeds of its Midway State Park Car Show. A donation of $3,000 was given to UPMC Chautauqua Diabetes Education. Another $3,000 was given to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation.

Streams Of Frustrations: Weeds, Debris Problems For Canal Entrance

VUKOTE - Charles Thurber has a problem with the Vukote Canal - most notably the weed and debris buildup that collects in the northwest entrance to Chautauqua Lake. “It looks like a sewage plant,” Thurber said. This isn’t the first time the weeds have been a problem. Thurber, who resides ...