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Falconer to hold time capsule opening Saturday

FALCONER — Fifty years after more than 150 people gathered in Davis Park to bury a piece of Falconer history, the community will gather Saturday to discover what has been waiting beneath the park since 1976. The Village of Falconer will celebrate the opening of its 50-year-old time capsule during a weekend of events Friday and Saturday under the theme, “Forward: Into the Past.” The original time capsule was created in 1976 as the nation celebrated the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The project was spearheaded by the Falconer Lions Club and ...

Dunkirk mayor takes command on city spending

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz ended her second meeting of city department directors with a reminder that also served as a warning: She controls day-to-day spending. Wdowiasz complained that a city councilman, who she did not name, recently authorized a department to spend money on something. ...

Record Setter: 27th annual Cents for St. Susan’s campaign sets record

Sponsors of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities “Cents for St. Susan’s” campaign recently met to celebrate a record $42,386 raised in contributions to help St. Susan Center through this year’s two-month campaign. In 2025 $36,330.22 was raised during a similar period. The 2026 ...

Local DRI committee nearly complete

A core committee to administer the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative has been set up and state officials have visited the city. Mayor Kim Ecklund recently provided an update as to what has been happening in recent weeks for this state funding to the City Council. Ecklund said the ...

Mayville man charged after motorcycle chase in city

A Mayville man has been charged after leading police on a chase through Jamestown on Sunday. Gregg W. Morrison, 48, of Mayville was charged with third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, felony first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, felony DWI - two previous ...

Review begins for proposed flood insurance rate map

Updates to Chautauqua County’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) are within the 90-day review period. The new maps will provide Chautauqua County with up-to-date flood risk information and tools that can be used to enhance local mitigation plans and help officials and residents make better decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance. The maps have been updated using new topographic information, improved engineering analyses, and updated flood risk data. FEMA has posted digital copies of these revised FIRM and FIS report materials to the following website: ...