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HIV decriminalization bill to wait another year

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Nearly 30 years after a rash of HIV cases made Chautauqua County national news, some state legislators are pushing to decriminalize people living with sexual transmitted infections who engage in consensual sexual activity It’s a debate that isn’t falling entirely along party lines in ...

Winter of 2025-26 was the coldest in more than a decade

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While the official start of summer is later this month, it wasn’t that long ago that Chautauqua County residents were bundling up, trying to stay warm in a cold winter. It was a cold one. In fact, it was the coldest winter in a dozen years for our area. “The winter of 2025-2026 was ...

Area Police Reports

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Christopher R. Firkins, 49, of Cherry Creek, was charged June 4 with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, and speeding. According to officials, at about 11:54 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on Route 83 in the town of Cherry Creek. The ...

WNY Independent Living opens Jamestown office

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Western New York Independent Living Inc. is expanding access to home and community-based services with the opening of a new satellite office in the Chadakoin Center, 114 W. Third St., Suite 107, Jamestown. “Expanding into Jamestown strengthens our ability to meet people where they are ...

Woodpecker Whimsy

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Since starting at Audubon last November, I have absorbed an extensive amount of information about the environment and nature surrounding me. One particular topic that has resonated with me most is truly how many different types of birds there are. Through lunch time conversations that ...

Pets Of The Week: Midnight – Chautauqua County Humane Society

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Midnight is a lovable and social girl who always wants to be part of the action. She loves getting scratches and pets and isn’t shy about asking for attention. Midnight is 10 months old and one of 100 kittens currently in the care of CCHS. The society has more than 20 kittens available for ...