Mortgage tax revenue for Chautauqua County is dropping. During the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee, a resolution was presented to distribute mortgage tax revenue to all cities, towns and villages. The total amount to be distributed is $682,024. Legislature Chairman ...

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Richard S. Dean, 49, of Jamestown, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 5 years and 10 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. ...

One of the most significant lessons schools, governments and elected leaders were supposed to have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic revolved around the hazards that come with giving away cash. The first windfall allowed to happen in 2020 was in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and ...

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is warning the community about potential scam calls from people claiming to want to talk about their electric bills. During the BPU’s May meeting, board member Marie Carrubba said she received two different phone calls within the span of five minutes ...

The LaBella Associates engineering firm will report Tuesday on its study of Fredonia joining the Northern Chautauqua County Water District, village Mayor Michael Ferguson said Thursday. Ferguson said in an email to village officials and the OBSERVER that LaBella would do a presentation on the ...

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua Town Historical Society is hosting an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Mayville Depot Museum, 16 Water St. in Lakeside Park, to celebrate the centennial of the Mayville Depot. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon. The event ...