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Coalition to participate in Rural Welcoming Initiative Cohort

The New Neighbors Coalition at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church was selected as one of the participants in the Welcoming America Rural Welcoming Initiative 2026 Cohort, alongside 17 other organizations in rural areas across the country. Since 2020, the Rural Welcoming Initiative has supported ...

Area Police Reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — HANOVER --- An incident early Friday with a weapon has led to charges. Around 12:01 a.m., members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an altercation. Through an investigation it was found that 38-year-old Jamar Fountain or ...

Reps. Langworthy, Gottheimer introduce Buses Act

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., have introduced the BUSES Act, H.R. 9317, legislation to establish a consistent national standard for bus idling regulations and prevent state and local governments from imposing a patchwork of burdensome mandates that increase ...

Forum speakers tout nuclear power

The five speakers at this week’s nuclear power forum for local leaders offered a glowing assessment of nuclear power and Dunkirk’s capability to host a plant. They gushed about the economic opportunities it could bring — and assured there would be no actual “glowing” in Dunkirk, as ...

Unitarian social justice award presented

Justin Hubbard received the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown’s (UUCJ) 2026 T. Richard Parker Award for Social Justice recently. Board President David Winner made the presentation for Hubbard’s founding and leadership of the Jamestown Justice Coalition. A civics teacher at ...