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‘Olivia did it!’

It’s been 40 years, but I remember the call as if I took it yesterday. On the line that evening in June 1986 was Ron Graham, the co-founder of the Chautauqua Striders, who had stopped at a roadside phone booth while traveling with some of his track & field athletes. He desperately ...

Jamestown man charged in Friday stabbing

A 59-year-old city man is being charged in a Friday afternoon stabbing. Jamestown police report at around 2:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of a male who was stabbed in the area of the Riverwalk Path in Brooklyn Square. Officers conducted an investigation and determined the victim ...

City man charged with arson after Prendergast Avenue fire

A Jamestown man has been charged with arson after a fire that damaged a Prendergast Avenue home on Aug. 25. William El Blakey, 38, of Jamestown, was charged Tuesday with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief in relation to the fire at 629 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown, on Aug. 25. An investigation into the incident was conducted by Jamestown police officers and city fire investigators as the cause of the fire was determined to be suspicious. The investigation found that Blakey allegedly ignited a mattress located on the lower porch of the structure, and the resulting ...

County Reports First Measles Case In More Than 30 Years

The Chautauqua County Health Department is reporting its first lab-confirmed measles case in a Chautauqua County resident in more than 30 years. The Health Department is working with the individual and appropriate health care partners to identify people who may have been exposed and provide ...

Winning TAKE 5 ticket sold in Lakewood

The New York Lottery announced Sunday one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Saturday TAKE 5 EVENING drawing in Chautauqua County. The ticket was sold at Crosby's at 5 E. Fairmount Ave. in Lakewood. That ticket is worth $31,989. TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.