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Rich Telford, County Undersheriff, Passes Away

Law enforcement personnel and family members are mourning the loss of Rich Telford, Chautauqua County’s undersheriff. Telford was placed into the position in 2021. He was a 1988 Jamestown High School graduate who studied criminal justice at Jamestown Community College and briefly worked ...

State Lawmaker Proposes No-Cost Inhalers

Insurance companies could be required to cover asthma inhalers at no cost in New York state. Assemblywoman Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, D-East Elmhurst, has introduced legislation (A.10692) that would require the state Insurance Law to require every insurance policy include coverage for inhalers ...

Skate Park Cameras, JPD Range On Council Agenda

Additional cameras are coming to the JTNY Powerhouse Skate Park. City Council members will discuss a resolution during Monday’s meeting to purchase and install four more cameras at the skate park. The $8,784 cost is not included in the city’s 2024 budget, and city staff members are ...

Acrimony Continues Between Lily Dale, Business Owner

A Lily Dale resident is bristling at the Lily Dale Assembly’s request to search his home and business. There are two lawsuits between Lily Dale Assembly and Robert and Danielle Reuther, both involving Lily Dale’s attempts to compel the Reuthers to pay fees the assembly says it is owed ...

Borrello, Giglio Criticize Latest Kindt Release

A pair of state lawmakers aren’t done criticizing New York state over its handling of convicted murdered Edward Kindt. On Friday, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and retiring Assemblyman Joe Giglio, R-Gowanda, questioned the decision by Administrative Law Judge Michael Marasa to ...

Bindics Investigation Shifts To Florida

Cold case investigators are taking their search for new leads in the murder of Yolanda Bindics to Florida. According to a news release late Thursday, Det. Tom Tarpley of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Unsolved Cases Team said a news release was sent to Tampa-area media outlets in ...