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N.Y. man sentenced to probation in gun case

A Kenmore man has been sentenced to six years of probation after pleading guilty to two charges related to guns purchased in Warren County. Alexander E. Jones, 34, was sentenced recently by Judge Todd Woodin in the Court of Common Pleas after he and Julia Rose Carter, also of the Buffalo area, pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy – loans on, or lending, giving firearms prohibited and conspiracy – statement under penalty. Jones was sentenced to five years of probation, with credit for 128 days, to satisfy the plea to conspiracy - materially false written statement ...

Clymer board approves water rates, 2027 budget

CLYMER — Residents in the town of Clymer who are a part of the town’s water system will be seeing some changes to their water bill beginning in January. The Clymer Town Board recently approved new water rates to help accommodate the ongoing water system upgrade. The town also approved ...

Jason Sample elected to represent city’s Ward 2

Among Tuesday night’s midterm elections came another race for the city of Jamestown to fill the city council’s Ward 2 seat for the remainder of late councilman Tony Dolce’s term. Democrat Jason Sample was officially elected to serve the residents of Ward 2 for the remainder of the ...

GOP keeps county legislature control

It appears Republicans will once again hold the majority of the Chautauqua County Legislature and have a shot of getting a super majority. Currently Republicans hold a 12-7 advantage in the legislature. Following Tuesday’s unofficial election results, it appears Republicans have at ...

GOP hit by blue wave; Borrello, Molitor re-elected

The blue wave that flipped offices from red to blue on Election Day is costing Republicans in the New York state Legislature as well. Statewide, it appears Democrats have reimagined their supermajorities in both the state Senate and state Assembly after flipping at least a dozen seats, ...

Mayville write-in candidates face uphill battle

Write-in votes could determine the Mayville mayor’s race, though write-in challengers Bill Ward and Tom Carlson face an uphill road. Rick Syper, incumbent mayor, received 228 votes while there were 237 write-in votes cast. Those will need to be counted and verified by the county board of elections. Voters across Chautauqua County decided a number of local races Tuesday, with contests for city, town and village offices appearing on ballots throughout the county. For this year's November elections, there were 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, seven ...