A former Amherst resident has been sentenced to eight years in prison and five years of parole supervision for his role in a 2024 botched robbery attempt in the city of Jamestown. The incident resulted in the shooting death of a Dunkirk man, one of his accomplices, and gunshot injuries ...
Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories. After dealing with my husband’s reoccurring cancer in the winter of 2025, followed by a busy summer, we got back on the road in the fall with a trip to the Smoky Mountains in September and to Williamsburg, Va., in ...
Some Ripley and Westfield residents are speaking out against a proposed gravel pit. A 15-page letter with 13 signatures was submitted to the Chautauqua County Planning Board over the proposed Ripley Gravel Mine by Jamestown Macadam Inc. Jamestown Macadam is seeking a Special Use Permit ...
Rural Minds, a local nonprofit organization focused on mental health in rural America, has recently launched a new program focused on connecting farmers to mental health resources. The new program, known as the Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program, has been developed to provide farmers and ...
BUSTI – Atop a 20 foot embankment off of Wellman Road, keen eyes may be able to spot a sign alluding to the presence of the Wintergreen Cemetery. Formed nearly two centuries ago, the cemetery has fallen far from the prominent place that it once was. Today, few graves remain at the site, ...
Public Service Commission member John B. Howard was quickly aware of the shock value that loomed for utility users following a decision made on a February 2023 afternoon. After the panel approved $6.6 billion in transmission upgrades to reduce congestion in three regions by a 4-2 vote for ...
