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The 2025 high school football season was all of 12 minutes old and Tom Langworthy could hardly contain himself. “Great first quarter,” the Jamestown head coach yelled from the sidelines at Strider Field. “Great job.” Langworthy’s enthusiasm was then punctuated by a pump of his ...

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MAYVILLE — Rural Minds, a local nonprofit focused on mental health in rural America, is set to be featured on a documentary episode of Roadtrip Nation that will air on public broadcasting stations in 2026. The episode was filmed at Wall Street Dairy in Mayville at the beginning of ...

‘We Are So Disheartened’

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Since 2000, Serta Simmons Bedding has been located at the Mason Industrial Park, in Falconer. Now, the plant is closing its doors. “We have communicated with their communications director, and they are looking at their entire system of plants and manufacturing operations, and optimizing ...

County Stats To Show Drop In Drug Use, Overdose Rates

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County public and mental health officials expect to see a decrease in drug addiction cases and overdose-related deaths when the county’s new Community Health Assessment is released later this year. Rates of drug addiction and overdose-related deaths have historically risen every year but ...

Westfield Organization Fights Tax Exemption Denial

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A Westfield non-profit is fighting the town’s decision to deny a property tax exemption. Journey’s Inn Inc., also known as Journey Inn Ministries T.A.J.E (Journey Inn), filed an Article 78 petition in late July after the town of Westfield’s assessor denied a tax exemption for four ...

Sales Include Former Ellicott, Gerry Factories

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A former south county factory has changed hands. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 25-30. During this time period, Girts Road MT, LLC of Lakewood sold 2148 Allen St. Ext., Ellicott ...