A new year brings together a new city council as four new members are set to be welcomed and inaugurated at tonight’s meeting. There are no committee meetings or the work session tonight, but the recessed meeting from Dec. 29 will take place at 6 p.m. with the Inaugural meeting to follow. ...

Southwestern Central School district recently approved the requests for three teacher retirements from the school. These three teachers have dedicated over 70 combined years to the district, and have proven their immense dedication to the youth of the area. With these three being such ...

About six weeks ago the VFTB shared some of his thoughts, his learning, his history, and some of his religious traditions with those who may read this column weekly, or they just happen to run into it every so often, while perusing the weekend edition of the Post Journal. That particular ...

The Jamestown Farmers’ Market will be reopening soon for the winter season. This season though, the market will be seeing a host of expansions to the available times that the market will be open. Additionally, due to receiving a state grant early this spring, works have already begun to ...

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Academy recently awarded recruit Richard Allen the Dan Feather Memorial Award, a $1,600 scholarship recognizing professionalism, character, and commitment to public service. Allen has been enrolled in the Sheriff’s Academy, which is hosted at Jamestown ...

I want to start the year off acknowledging what I do know and vowing to learn what I don’t. There are so many things I’ve wanted to master and never did — not piano or Italian, but the practice of patience and gratitude, an appreciation for silence, a more earnest pursuit of hope. The ...