April is Family Strength and Support month, and Child Abuse Prevention Month, a statewide campaign highlighting the importance of protecting children and supporting families. Throughout April, communities across Chautauqua County will unite to raise awareness, promote prevention strategies, ...

Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs will be performing at Warren’s Struthers Library Theatre on Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m. Sponsored by The DeFrees Family Memorial Fund, Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder are ready to spark joy in the hearts of the audience ...

Underdog candidate for New York state comptroller Joseph Hernandez was energized this week by a Siena Poll that was far from flattering to longtime incumbent Thomas DiNapoli. Though the Democrat has held the position since 2007, 65% of the voters surveyed indicated they had never heard of ...

Jamestown High School students raised $6,100 for the Kids & Sibs Summer Camp at the 45th annual Battle of the Classes held Wednesday evening in the McElrath Gymnasium at JHS. Accepting the donation was Laurie Reynolds, who has organized the camp for the last several years. A two-day camp ...

DUNKIRK — A Dunkirk man is facing charges after making threats with a weapon on Tuesday evening. Dunkirk police report Brian J. Sheldon, 55, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing. Around 9:48 p.m., officers responded ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel joined nearly 2,000 county leaders from across the country for the 2026 Legislative Conference hosted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) recently in Washington, D.C. Wendel, who serves on NACo’s Board of Directors, ...