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The United Way of Chautauqua County has named David Maternowski of Dunkirk and Danielle Patti of Jamestown as the volunteer campaign co-chairs for its 2026 annual fundraising campaign. Last year, United Way-funded programs impacted the lives of local individuals 63,249 times. A lifelong ...

JPD asks for help identifying lawn mower thief

Jamestown Police Detectives are looking for assistance in identifying the individual in the attached pictures and video in regard to a grand larceny of a lawn mower that occurred at True Value on Foote Avenue on August 14. The tractor is an Ariens tractor, model number 936060. Its serial ...

Fredonia trustee updates on water project talks

FREDONIA - Fredonia Trustee Paul Wandel offered an update this week about the village’s project to connect with the North County Water District. Wandel devoted most of his trustee’s report to the project at the Board of Trustees meeting. He said there was an Aug. 5 meeting with LaBella, the project’s engineers. “LaBella suggested the village review the preexisting water contract with the city of Dunkirk at the Vineyard Drive pump station,” he said. Wandel said officials should “Recognize that this legacy project designed water transfer rates to be 200 gallons a minute ...

Slice Of Sherman

The cows were mooo-ving around the pen but the chips were slow to fall at Cow Chip Bingo, one of the many popular activities at Sherman Days, which were held from July 31 to Aug. 2 this year. Cow Chip Bingo is a game where participants buy squares on a grid, and the winner is determined by ...

Second amendment groups sue New York over ‘Glock’ handgun ban

One of the latest targets in the legal battles around gun control laws is New York’s ban on Glock-style handguns. California, Maryland, Connecticut and New York have all passed – and their governors signed – laws that restrict the sale, transfer, manufacture or importation of certain “Glock-like” or “Glock-style” handguns. California’s law became effective July 1, 2026. Maryland’s will be effective Jan. 1, 2027. In Connecticut, their prohibition is effective Oct. 1, 2026. New York’s goes effective May 31, 2027. Existing owners can generally keep what they ...

Lynden files complaints on water meeting site

James Lynden has filed code violation complaints about the village of Fredonia’s July water project informational meeting. The former Fredonia trustee has become one of Village Hall’s stiffest critics since getting voted out of office, and found another avenue of dissent with the July ...