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Region Under Winter Storm Warning Starting Monday

A winter storm warning will be in effect starting Monday and ending in the new year. According to the National Weather Service, heavy snow is expected with total accumulations of 1 to 2 feet. Winds will be gusting as high as 65 mph, creating blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Southern Erie counties. It is to be in effect from 1 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Friday. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact travel through ...

McGaughy Receives All-American Recognition

About a year ago at this time, Julian McGaughy was admittedly disappointed. Although he had what he thought was a fine junior season as a starting offensive tackle at SUNY Brockport, the 2022 Jamestown High School graduate was left off the Empire 8 all-conference football team. “I tried ...

Message Of Hope

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article first appeared in The Post-Journal on Christmas Day 2020. Five years later, the message of hope and goodness still resonates and, therefore, it was deemed appropriate to run the story again. Tim Grace loved Josh Allen before the kid quarterback threw ...

State Commits $3M To County For Development Efforts

More than $3 million, including a major project for the village of Fredonia, has been awarded to Chautauqua County through the State's Regional Economic Development Council initiative that are designed to help catalyze economic growth, jump-start housing growth, and advance regionally designed ...

City Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Charge

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Ruben Medina, 20, of Jamestown, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $5,000,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that on Sept. 11, 2024, Medina was pulled over by a Jamestown Police officer because of an outstanding probation warrant. Initially, he refused to exit the vehicle but later ...

Corrections Officer Accused Of Selling Drugs To An Inmate

MAYVILLE – A Brocton resident who is a corrections officer is facing charges for allegedly selling drugs to inmates. In October of 2025, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division was requested by the Chautauqua County Jail Administration to investigate ...