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The WCA Foundation, which supports UPMC Chautauqua, will host several events throughout October to raise awareness and funds for cancer care and mammography during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Breast Cancer Awareness began in 1985 as a week-long observance. Forty years later, it remains ...

City Man Sentenced In Overdose Death

A Jamestown man has been sentenced for selling drugs that nearly killed a person. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Bradley D. Knapp, 46, of Jamestown, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and ...

End Of An Era

Chautauqua County bid farewell to a law enforcement tradition Saturday night as the Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol Division retired after 75 years of service. The unit’s officers and horses, a familiar sight at parades and fairs, performed many duties over the years including search-and-rescue to ...

Speaker Impacted By Operation Christmas Child To Speak Saturday In City

Samaritan’s Purse will be hosting an event for its Christmas gift recipient program, Operation Christmas Child, and will take the opportunity to showcase the impact of their work with a speaker whose life was personally changed by the group. The event will take place on Sept. 13 at 3 ...

Silver Creek Native Defends America From Under The Sea

GROTON, Conn. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Xyon Wolverton, a native of Silver Creek, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Virginia at Naval Submarine Base New London. As a submariner, Wolverton is part of a small percentage of Navy personnel who serve under the sea to help ensure Americans’ ...

Returning Home

Southwestern Elementary School is back in session and staff is eager to begin work with the addition of a new face within the administration. Mike Butler will be the new principal overseeing the elementary school, and he is ready to begin the learning year while learning a lot for himself, ...