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Thunder And Smiles

The 2026-2027 school year may have begun for students of Jamestown Public Schools with the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning, but thunderstorms did nothing to dampen students’ spirits as schools across the city opened their doors to students for the first day of school. The ...

Judge schedules argument in third condo lawsuit

A third lawsuit filed by Dewittville residents seeking to stop a condominium project at Chautauqua Point will be heard by state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon. Hanlon recently ruled against the town of Chautauqua's request for a summary dismissal of the third lawsuit after Hanlon had ...

County to host 9/11 ceremony

Chautauqua County will host a remembrance ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The ceremony will be held at noon on Friday, Sept. 11, on the front steps of the Chautauqua County Courthouse, 3 N. Erie St., Mayville. The public is invited to attend this solemn observance. “Twenty-five years later, we continue to remember the lives forever changed on September 11, 2001,” said County Executive PJ Wendel. “We remember the nearly 3,000 innocent people who lost their lives that day, the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice during ...

Area Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Eliel Rodriguez, 31, of Jamestown, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday after officers on a STRIVE domestic violence detail responded to a residence on the south side of Jamestown for a reported domestic dispute. Rodriguez was allegedly involved in an altercation with another person in front of multiple children that reportedly caused the children to be visibly upset and endangered their welfare. Rodriguez was charged and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - Jasmine N. Calloway, 41, of ...

Deadline Day

It’s the fifth anniversary of Warren’s Got Talent (WGT) and this year, things are a bit different. In years past, the event took place during the Fourth of July festivities at Betts Park. This year, it will take place at Pellegrino’s Creekside Pavilion at the Cathedral of Rock with a ...

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Mayville Food Pantry Adds Saturday Hours MAYVILLE - The Mayville Food Pantry (St. Paul’s Episcopal Food Pantry), 99 S. Erie St., Mayville, in the Cheryl Steinbach Outreach Center, is adding additional open hours. The first Saturday hours will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Additional days may be available depending on need, beginning in November. The additional hours are being offered to assist those families who, because of work obligations, are unable to come to the pantry during the regular pantry open hours. The regular pantry ...