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County Takes Part In Mental Health Planning Series

Chautauqua County recently concluded a multi-session System of Care Action Planning Series bringing together cross-system leaders to collaboratively strengthen services and supports for children, youth, and families. Facilitated in partnership with the state Office of Mental Health and Chautauqua Tapestry, the series focused on identifying shared priorities, strengthening collaboration, and laying the groundwork for system improvements. Throughout the series, participants demonstrated strong engagement and a clear sense of community. Jessica Stanis from the state Office of Mental ...

Chautauqua Lake Students Win Annual Envirothon

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua Lake Team II won the 36th annual Chautauqua County Envirothon held recently at Boy Scouts of America’s Camp Merz in Mayville. Students from 15 area schools, comprising 27 separate teams, competed. Students spent the day answering environmentally-based questions focused around the core areas of wildlife, forestry, soils, aquatics and a current issue. The Envirothon, an environmental competition for students in ninth through 12th grades, held its first competition in New York in the spring of 1979. The Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District ...

Mayor Proclaims MPS Awareness Day In City

Mayor Kim Ecklund is pictured presenting the Rev. H Wayne Eppehimer and his family with a proclamation at City Hall declaring May 15, 2026, to be International MPS Awareness Day in Jamestown. MPS and ML diseases are a little bit like the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in which a ...

Free Books Available On Memorial Day Parade Route

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown is having its annual book giveaway on Monday morning, May 25, in front of Christ First United Methodist Church, 663 Lakeview Ave., near Lakeview Cemetery, the parade’s destination. If the weather cooperates, adults and children who are ...

Dixiecats To Perform Friday In City

The First Covenant Church Jazz Concert Series will feature the Dixiecats on Friday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. Area clarinetist John Cross, will host the event at First Covenant Church, 520 Spring St., Jamestown. The Dixiecats will feature pianist and organist Roberta (Bobbie) Lange, who has ...

County Highlights Dental Health Needs And Community Solutions

LAKEWOOD – Community leaders, healthcare professionals, educators, and students gathered recently in Chautauqua County to address pressing dental health challenges and explore solutions. “Building for Our Future: Strengthening the Dental Health System” was held at the Southern ...