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City, County To Receive Anti-Crime Grant

Jamestown will receive about $260,000 from the state to augment its police budget. Two City Council committees voted to accept $261,315 from the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination program. The state awarded the county $682,014 in GIVE money, a portion of which is then awarded to ...

Fate Of Local Big Lots Stores Unknown Amid Retailers’ Struggles

Big Lots plans to close between 35 and 40 stores this year, according to a June filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC filing doesn’t include a list of store closings, and Big Lots hasn’t announced any closings yet. No one knows what the news means for Big ...

City Working To Raise Sunken Manhole Covers

A Jamestown man’s concerns about sunken manhole covers didn’t go unnoticed. Councilman Randy Daversa, R-At Large and Public Works Committee chairman, told council members the city has made progress getting some of the worst sunken manhole covers raised back up to be more level with the ...

Tax Assessment Cuts Eyed For Target, Vacant Rite Aid

Target is once again asking for a tax assessment decrease on its West Ellicott location. On Monday, Target filed a new challenge in state Supreme Court in Mayville seeking to cut its tax assessment in half from $3.4 million to $1.7 million. The company challenged its tax assessment in ...

County, Former Legislator Sued Over Fatal Crash

A former Chautauqua County legislator and the county are being sued over a fatal car accident on July 6, 2023. Thomas Altwies and Lillian Hahn Altwies of Columbia, Mo., are the brother and sister-in-law of Jeffrey Duchaine, 83, the motorcyclist who was killed in the accident. Chautauqua ...

Myrtle Street Porta Potty Generates Complaints

Councilman Bill Reynolds, R-Ward 5, has found himself in the middle of a stinky situation. A porta potty located outside Fletcher Elementary School has caught the attention of Myrtle Street residents who asked Reynolds to help get the portable toilet moved away from their front windows. The ...