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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Michael A. Bane, 27, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt at 12:09 p.m. Monday after city police allegedly saw Bane walking with a woman on the city’s south side who had an active order of protection for Bane to stay away from her. Bane was charged without incident and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned.

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Blood Drive Is Sept. 24 At Chautauqua Mall LAKEWOOD - The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Chautauqua Mall, 318 E. Fairmount Ave. To make an appointment or for more information, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App. visit RedCrossBlood.org. call 1-800-733-2767 or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed 1o ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at ...

County may again increase senior property tax exemption

County officials may once again increase the income level to get a real property tax break for low income seniors. For tonight’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, a resolution has been filed to increase the Senior Citizen Homeowners' Partial Real Property Tax Exemption from $32,000 to $33,000. The resolution is sponsored by legislators Marcus Buchanan, D-Dunkirk and Tom Nelson, D-Jamestown. When it was originally filed, the resolution proposed annual increases based on Cost Of Living Adjustments. During the discussion at the Administrative Services Committee meeting, ...

October approval possible for shopping cart ordinance

A proposed ordinance dealing with abandoned shopping carts in the city came before the Public Safety Committee during their meeting on Monday. Shopping carts and similar conveyances have increasingly been found abandoned in various locations throughout the city after being removed from the ...

Mayville man pleads guilty to access device fraud

A New York man has pleaded guilty to one felony charge of access device fraud involving a Warren County resident. Jason L. Pattison, 44, of Mayville, N.Y., was charged Dec. 11, 2025, with third-degree felony accessing a device issued to another who did not authorize use and misdemeanor identity theft. Pattison pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree accessing device issued to another who did not authorize in Judge Gregory Hammond’s court, while misdemeanor charges of identity theft and accessing device issued to another who did not authorize were not prosecuted. Under ...

BPU seeks council approval of new division

Kristofor Sellstrom, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities General Manager, is asking the City Council to request council members approve the formation of a sixth BPU division concerning its fiber project. Sellstrom explained that the new division would become known as the Digital Infrastructure Division, joining Electric, Water, Wastewater, District Heating and Solid Waste. Establishing a new BPU division may require City Council approval. The new division will own, operate and maintain the utility’s open-access fiber network and support future digital infrastructure initiatives. ...