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Stefanik Spicing Up Race For Governor

Before sunrise on Friday, Nov. 7, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik answered the prayers of Republicans across New York state in declaring her run against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul for next November. That intention to seek the top position in the Empire State marks the first time two powerful women ...

Certified Election Results Confirm Victories In Jamestown

The Chautauqua County Board of Elections has certified the 2025 elections. Two races that could have been affected by absentee ballots included County Legislative District 12 and one of the Jamestown City Council At-Large seats. For District 12, Legislator Fred Larson, who ran the ...

Man Sentenced In Murders Of Women Found In County

A Buffalo man connected to the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in Chautauqua County has been sentenced. Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that Richard J. Fox, 62, was sentenced Thursday morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 40 ...

Taking Center Stage

The Robert H. Jackson Elementary School Drama Club is presenting two classic fairytales this weekend: Stone Soup and The Emperor’s New Clothes. They will be performed back to back with a short intermission between them. Performances at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, and ...

Comedy Center Memory Cafe Wins Award

The National Comedy Center has been named a Gold Winner in the fifth annual Anthem Awards for its One Laugh at a Time: A National Comedy Center Memory Cafe. The monthly memory cafe programs support individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers. The Comedy Center earned Gold honors ...

Area Native Charged In Chicago Murder

An area native has been charged in Chicago with murder one year after his wife was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell in a high-rise condo building in Chicago. Adam Beckerink, 47, of Chicago, is a Frewsburg native. He was charged in late October first first-degree murder in the death of ...