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Eagles Club Recognizes Hall Recipient

The Fraternal Order of Eagles, Chautauqua Aerie 2145 recently celebrated years of service in Jamestown while honoring its first state Hall of Fame recipient. The Jamestown Eagles Club had welcomed its members and many state officers to an 80th year celebration of being in their current ...

Warren Woman Charged After Driving In Stolen Vehicle

A Warren woman has been charged after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle on Fairmount Avenue in Lakewood. Jessica M. Wolfgang, 45, of Warren was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation at 1:57 p.m. Monday. According to a police report, deputies pulled the vehicle over after it had been reported stolen out of the city of Jamestown. Wolfgang was issued appearance tickets to be in Busti Town Court later. The Jamestown and Lakewood-Busti police departments assisted. In 2023, Wolfgang was charged with walking ...

Fredonia Mayor Sounds New Warnings Over Water Situation

Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson said Fredonia “will be a ghost town” unless a plan to connect with the North County Water District moves forward. Ferguson’s comment came at the end of a Board of Trustees workshop conversation about an engineering agreement for the connection plan. Trustees approved the agreement with LaBella at their previous meeting. Trustee Jon Espersen opened the conversation: “Everybody, hopefully, has a copy of the professional services agreement that (LaBella’s) Matt (Higgins) promised he would send over. I’m hoping, and I should have asked, did a ...

DCSD mourns principal’s death

The Dunkirk City School District is mourning School 5 Principal Danielle Russell, who passed away Saturday. Superintendent Brian Swatland announced the news in a Saturday letter to the school district. Swatland had told the district in a separate letter March 23 that Russell would be taking ...

Solar Company Submits Wetlands Permit Application

York Run Solar, LLC recently filed a joint application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a wetlands permit which includes a submission of a water quality certification to the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission. The York Run Project is in the towns of Busti and Kiantone. In April 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced (ORES) had issued final siting permits to develop York Run Solar, a 90 megawatt (MW) solar facility in the towns of Kiantone and Busti. “On Earth Day, New York is proud to announce its latest investment in solar and wind ...