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Briefly November 5, 2026

Christian Women’s Group To Meet Tuesday WARREN - The Jamestown-Warren Christian Women Village Missions Country Partners will hold its November Veteran’s Day luncheon at First Church of the Nazarene, Warren, at noon Tuesday, Nov.10. The guest speaker and music will be by Bob Evertsen of Warren. The group is collecting synthetic socks for the Blue Star Mothers to distribute to service personnel overseas for Christmas. Lunch is $7. The annual Christmas bazaar will be held starting at 11:20 a.m. Guests may bring seasonal items to sell with a partial donation of sales to support ...

Jamestown YMCA, Audubon to honor the Dolce with runs

Area Police Reports

Police Reports November 5, 2026

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - ELLINGTON - Shayn R. Grisanti, 36, of Conewango Valley was charged with DWI, DWI per se and moving from a lane unsafely. On Tuesday evening just after 6 p.m. deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident on Route 83 in Ellington. Through investigation, police say Grisanti was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested and will appear back in the Town of Ellington court at a later date. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Desiree J. Barr, 23, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, obstructing ...

Time for ‘hard decisions’ in city, speakers say

Local News November 5, 2026

DUNKIRK - A hearing on Dunkirk’s proposed 2027 budget saw five residents critical of city spending speak — but the most passionate comments came afterward. Linda Wierzba said during the Common Council’s meeting Tuesday, held directly after the hearing, that she originally wasn’t ...

Mayville write-in candidates face uphill battle

Local News November 5, 2026

Write-in votes could determine the Mayville mayor’s race, though write-in challengers Bill Ward and Tom Carlson face an uphill road. Rick Syper, incumbent mayor, received 228 votes while there were 237 write-in votes cast. Those will need to be counted and verified by the county board of elections. Voters across Chautauqua County decided a number of local races Tuesday, with contests for city, town and village offices appearing on ballots throughout the county. For this year's November elections, there were 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, seven ...

Jason Sample elected to represent city’s Ward 2

Local News November 5, 2026

Among Tuesday night’s midterm elections came another race for the city of Jamestown to fill the city council’s Ward 2 seat for the remainder of late councilman Tony Dolce’s term. Democrat Jason Sample was officially elected to serve the residents of Ward 2 for the remainder of the ...