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County Files Air Service Restoration Proposal

Chautauqua County officials are eyeing a familiar face to bring air service back to the Chautauqua County Airport at Jamestown. County officials have submitted a new proposal to reinstate Essential Air Service at the airport, with Southern Airways Express the provider of choice. Southern ...

Borrello Opposes Packaging Reduction Bill

State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, still hasn’t been swayed by a packaging reduction bill that has passed the state Senate for a second time. S.1464 passed the Senate last week by a 33-25 vote. The Senate passed a similar version of the bill in 2024, but it didn’t make it through ...

City Man Charged With Trespassing Twice Tuesday

A Jamestown man was charged with trespassing in the same apartment house twice in the span of about four hours early Tuesday morning. Jamestown police officers responded to a trespassing complaint around midnight Tuesday and found Marcus A. McAfee, 35, inside the building. According to a ...

ISO Report Calls For Fossil Fuel Investment

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before - the state Independent System Operator is still projecting reliability margins on the state power grid to decline as fossil-based generation retire and new supply resources don’t keep pace with expected demand growth. The concerns are a little ...

Two Arrested In Separate Burglary Incidents

Two Jamestown men have been charged with burglary in separate incidents on Thursday and Sunday. At 11 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to the Hotel Jamestown for a report of a suspicious male observed wandering around the premises. While officers were on their way to the scene, a Hotel ...

Concerns Raised Over Proposed Dairy Farm Limits

Legislation introduced in March in the state Senate and Assembly is creating concern for some state dairy farmers. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, and Sen. Jabari Brisport, D-Brooklyn, introduced legislation (A.6928/S.6530) in March. The bill, which has yet to move out of ...