America's prescription opioid epidemic is a topic of national news. We read about this nearly every day in our local newspaper. Gone are the days when the smaller communities, like Jamestown are immune. Many local agencies are collaborating to bring about effective change to address this issue ...

Trinity Guitars will kick off the third season of its monthly radio program, "Back Room Radio Hour," with both a modern and vintage take on music composition.The Jamestown guitar store will present a live taping of the 19th installation of "Back Room Radio Hour" on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. ...

Mike Brunacini is setting the stage for the release of what he is calling his finest work yet.The Jamestown musician, a 2009 graduate from Jamestown High School, has written and recorded the material that will compile his third full-length album, "Cherry Springs," which he will make available ...

September is probably my favorite month of the year, at least this time around.The leaves are changing, football season officially kicks off next week, our local hockey team the Southern Tier Xpress will host its first home games the following week and some of my most highly-anticipated gigs ...

Those of us who write commentaries are just as prone to random acts of stupidity as are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.An example? Arthur Schaper's headline.It reads, in part, "The media are biased."So what Mr. Schaper is saying is that he himself is biased.The problem arises with the phrase, ...

I can't believe that soon it will be September, school will be starting in a few days and the leaves will soon be changing. I was driving around this weekend, looking at the world as it readies for the beginning of fall as summer comes to a close.It seems like it was barely a whisper.Here in ...