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State joins effort to stop mail-voting ruling

Local News August 27, 2026

New York state Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday joined 23 other attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania in suing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to stop a new rule that gives the agency unprecedented control over mail voting in federal elections, just weeks before ballots go out for the November midterms. The rule, finalized at President Trump’s direction, forces states to hand over lists of every eligible mail voter to USPS and requires federal pre-approval of ballot envelope designs. Any ballot mailed to or by a voter missing from the federal list, or using an ...

Briefly

Briefly August 27, 2026

Reg Lenna To Screen 'Minions & Monsters' Friday, Saturday Minions & Monsters, showing at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. Minions & Monsters is rated PG and is 89 minutes long. Upcoming movies at The Reg include: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Oct. 30 at 10 p.m.) and Cat Video Fest 2026 (Nov. 14 at 2 p.m.). Tickets for most Movies ...

Ready for a walk

Local News August 27, 2026

CHERRY CREEK — In cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and the Chautauqua County Parks Department, the Chautauqua County Partnership of Economic Growth (CCPEG) is pleased to report that Phase 5 of the “Chautauqua County Overland Trails ...

Clymer discusses highway projects, aging loader

Local News August 27, 2026

CLYMER — The town of Clymer’s highway department has a few things in the works at the moment, but looking towards the future one of the biggest things they would like to do soon is replace their main loader truck. At the town’s August meeting, Highway Superintendent Scott Trisket ...

City woman sounds alarm on loose animals

Top stories August 27, 2026

The Jamestown Police Department has seen a small increase in the amount of calls that have come in related to animal control issues over the past few years. This includes a recent incident near Allen Park by West Virginia Boulevard. Karm Messina, a resident of the area, reported the incident both to the police and the Post-Journal. A neighbor’s huskies are continually getting loose, coming on her property, and killing her cats. “This is the second kitty these huskies have killed for me in the last two months,” Messina said. “These huskies keep breaking loose, I don’t know ...