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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Shawn A. Beardsley, 33, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal impersonation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and a traffic ticket failure to use sidewalk at 1:08 a.m. Wednesday after officers patrolling the area of Winsor Street saw a man walking in the road and conducted a street check. According to a police report, officers were eventually able to identify the male as 33 year old Shawn A. Beardsley, who officers had prior knowledge of having an outstanding bench warrant out of Jamestown City Court. During the ...

Fire destroys Clymer barn, business

CLYMER - Fire destroyed a tarp business and barn on Ravlin Hill Road in Clymer on Tuesday - though the family’s home was saved. Firefighters from six area volunteer fire departments responded to the fire around 5 a.m. after Clymer firefighters called for mutual aid. Surrounding ...

Dunkirk council narrowly approves water rate hikes

DUNKIRK - Dunkirk has raised its water rates, effective Jan. 1. The Common Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday to pass a local law enacting the changes. The ward representatives were split: Natalie Luczkowiak and Michael Civiletto voted “no,” while Frank Torain and Gary Frederickson were in favor. That left the deciding ballot to Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser, who hesitated a second before his affirmative vote. Torain hoped to delay the vote until the next meeting so the council can have more time to study the proposal. However, Comptroller Tracy Smith-Dengler told him that could delay ...

Lawmakers call for AG review of failed Bradford hospital sale

A pair of state lawmakers are concerned with the inability of Kaleida Health to complete an agreement to transfer ownership of the former Bradford Regional Medical Center campus to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - with both lawmakers calling on an Attorney General’s office ...

Safety Village to host Halloween Fun Fair Oct. 28

ASHVILLE - The Chautauqua Safety Village will hold its annual Halloween Fun Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the safety village grounds, 2695 Route 394, Ashville, next to BOCES. Admission is $5 per person, with free entry for children ages 1 and under. Ticket price includes trick-or-treating at ...

City school board approves Persell after school program

The Jamestown Public School Board of Education has approved a contract with the Jamestown Area YMCA to operate an after-school program at Persell Middle School. The contract calls for the after-school program to run from Oct. 13, 2026, to June 30, 2027, on school days from 3:15 p.m. to 5 ...