Breaking News

Community

Review begins for proposed flood insurance rate map

Updates to Chautauqua County’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) are within the 90-day review period. The new maps will provide Chautauqua County with up-to-date flood risk information and tools that can be used to enhance local mitigation plans and help officials and residents make better decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance. The maps have been updated using new topographic information, improved engineering analyses, and updated flood risk data. FEMA has posted digital copies of these revised FIRM and FIS report materials to the following website: ...

CASA to hold golf tournament Aug. 15

CHAUTAUQUA - Court Appointed Special Advocates of Chautauqua County will hold its fifth annual A Voice Fore A Child Beer & Wine Tasting Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Chautauqua Golf Club. Registration starts at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. The 18-hole, ...

Arthur R. Gren makes donation to Sheridan VFD

Anheuser-Busch and Arthur R. Gren Co. Inc . partnered with the National Volunteer Fire Council to provide the Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department with more than 2,350 cans of emergency drinking water. The donation is part of Anheuser-Busch's nationwide Emergency Drinking Water Program, which ...

Southwestern announces honor, merit rolls

Southwestern High School officials recently announced the school’s honor and merit rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 school year. They are: HONOR ROLL 12th Grade: Gavin Anderson, Mackenzie Andrews, Adriana Bango, Mackenzie Beachner, Braya Beaver, Anthony Bellardo, Bailey Bishop, Broderick Boen, Lucy Brown, Abigail Cama, Tryniti Card, Michael Carlson, Katelyn Casel, Chloe Charles, Richard Church, Ernest Confer III, Ethan Coone, Carson Couchenour, Aiden Dearman, Audrey DeLong, Jason Edwards, Abigail Flagella, Kylee Franklin, Bradyn Fuller, Ellie Giltinan, Aiden Guzman, Hope ...

Southwestern MS names June Students of Month

Southwestern Middle School officials recently named the school’s Students of the Month for June. They are: Grant Damon, sixth grade and the son of Jaime and Craig Damon. His favorite subjects in school are science, ELA, social studies, and math. Grant plays in the middle school band. He is also in Esports, Quiz Bowl, and is a member of the middle school student Council. When he is not at school, Grant enjoys calling his friends, riding his bike, swimming and fishing. One fun fact about him is that he has 51 animals. Andy Dollard, seventh grade and the son of Lynn and Mark ...

Boys, Girls Club names June Youth of Month

The Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown recently named its June Youth of the Month. Youths are chosen based on attendance, participation and positive attitude. The Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys and Girls Club is a United Way partner agency. June Youth of the Month are: ...