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City Woman Charged After Accident With School Bus

A Jamestown woman has been charged with a felony Leandra's Law violation after allegedly backing into a school bus on Martin Road near Brad Street recently. Emily K. Depane, 34, of Jamestown was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, driving while ability impaired by drugs ...

City To Host Egg Hunt March 28

The Jamestown Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department will hold the 78th annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 28, at 11 a.m. at the Allen Park soccer fields. Open to children 12 years of age and under, children will search for colorful eggs scattered across the field. Families are encouraged to arrive early, baskets in hand and ready for the hunt to begin promptly at 11 a.m. The Easter Bunny will be on-site to greet children and pose for photos. Hidden among the assortment of eggs will be special prize eggs, giving some children the chance to win additional surprises. To ...

Jackson Center To Host Jackson Biographer

The Robert H. Jackson Center will present a free public lecture on Wednesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. featuring Professor G. Edward White. White will discuss his acclaimed new biography, Robert H. Jackson: A Life in Judgment, tracing Jackson’s journey from a self-taught country lawyer in upstate New York to Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and Chief U.S. Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. The book will be available for purchase at the event. The lecture is the latest program in the center’s ’25 Years of Asking Questions’ series, ...

City Man Involved In Drug Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty

BUFFALO - Dwayne Lowery aka Chi Chi, 31, of Jamestown pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and kidnapping, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $5,000,000. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Donna M. Duncan, Joshua A. Violanti, and Louis A. Testani, who are handling the case, stated that on December 7, 2022, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Lowery’s West Cowden Place residence, seizing 59 grams of fentanyl, $1,140 in cash, and ...

Southwestern To Present ‘Once Upon a Mattress’

Students at Southwestern High School are bringing a fairy-tale castle to life on stage for the spring musical, “Once Upon a Mattress.” The show delivers a humorous twist on “The Princess and the Pea,” featuring energetic musical numbers and laugh-out-loud scenes. The show will be ...