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Local officials celebrate 4-H Week

 Local government officials recently helped Chautauqua County 4-H celebrate National 4-H Week from Oct. 4-10. The Chautauqua County Legislature, with the help of representatives Fred Johnson and Tom Nelson, passed a resolution to commemorate 4-H week and 4-H. Johnson has a unique ...

Something smells funny at Sugar Hill in Portland

Something doesn’t smell right in the Town of Portland, and it isn’t coming from the grape vineyards. Apparently, someone wants to build an artificial intelligence data center on 44 acres of Lake Erie waterfront property at the former Sugar Hill Golf Course. And the Portland Town Board, ...

School Boards Association schedules events

The Chautauqua County School Boards Association will hold several programs throughout the 2026-27 school year. The 2026–2027 schedule features a range of topics—from emerging technology and state learning frameworks to legal and organizational strategies—offered through general membership dinners, virtual discussions, and annual gatherings: Oct. 21: NY Inspires and Portrait of a Graduate Update, presented by David Frank, state Education Department assistant commissioner, and Shannon Logan, state Education Department director of strategy, held at the State University at Fredonia ...

Area Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Joseph B. Grant, 36, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree felony grand larceny and resisting arrest at 3:53 a.m. Friday after officers responded to a reported domestic dispute on the north side of the city. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Grant, who allegedly had taken a person's cellular phone without their permission. When officers attempted to take Grant into custody, a brief struggle allegedly ensued before Grant was arrested and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - William S. Seignious was charged with second-degree menacing ...

Domestic violence paralegal shares experiences in court, life

As a domestic violence paralegal, Krystle Pullan knows what it is like to be in the courtroom with domestic violence cases and how to maneuver through the court system. When she herself became a domestic violence survivor, she found even with her experience that she struggled to navigate ...