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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 ...

Entries Accepted For Laurel Run Logo Contest

Area artists can put their talents to use by participating in a contest to design the logo for this year’s Laurel Memorial Run and Walk. The person who designs the winning entry will receive a $50 gift card to a business of their choosing. Laurel Run was started in 1997 by Wayne and Elaine Hotelling of Silver Creek. The annual event is named in honor of their oldest daughter. Laurel, who died in 2017, had Down syndrome, and the Laurel Memorial Run/Walk seeks to raise awareness and appreciation about the achievements of people with Down syndrome and other types of disabilities. ...