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Man Charged After Barricading Himself In Home

A Jamestown man faces charges after barricading himself in his east side home on Wednesday. Robert L. Schroeder, 43, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration and second-degree unlawful imprisonment after city police officers arrived at a home to ...

Accident Closes Transfer Station In North County

An accident at the north county transfer station in Pomfret closed the facility early Thursday. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to the location on Webster Road around 11:30 a.m. after a 79-year-old man was struck by a vehicle and had fallen into the garbage pit. Members of the ...

Speed Of Tornado Estimated At 110 MPH

The National Weather Service estimates the tornado that hit northern Chautauqua County Wednesday reached a 110 mph wind speed. The service's Buffalo office has released an official report detailing the tornado. Rated EF-1, the tornado had estimated peak winds of 110 mph, a path length of three ...

The July 11 Rundown

Here is a rundown of stories that can be found in Thursday's edition of The Post-Journal. Please click the link above ("The Rundown") in an email or the triangle (below the picture) on the website.

Wendel Defines Forestville Storm As ‘Tornadic Activity’

FORESTVILLE — Wednesday afternoon, the hamlet of Forestville was a victim of what County Executive PJ Wendel defined as “tornadic activity.” Heavy winds and rain ravaged Prospect Road in Forestville, where the majority of the impact was felt. Wendel defined the storm as taking “a very ...

Tornado Warning Issued For South County

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Tornado Warning for Southwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York and Southeastern Chautauqua County in western New York until 3:15 p.m. Locations impacted include Jamestown, Lakewood, Falconer, Jamestown West, Frewsburg, Busti, ...