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Only drastic measures can transform struggling cities

Maybe it is time for Dunkirk’s elected leaders to revisit a survey taken last winter regarding a financial future for the cash-strapped municipality. That poll, commissioned by state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, found that of 178 city residents questioned, 68% ...

JHS Marching Band to host Fall Festival of Bands Saturday

The Jamestown High School Marching Band will host its 47th annual Fall Festival of Bands starting at noon Saturday, Sept. 26, at Strider Field. The JHS Marching Band will perform its 2026 show “Paint It Black.” “This year's show is a dramatic, western-inspired show that tells the ...

UPDATE: Teen's death being mourned by Silver Creek school

SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek Central School is mourning the death of a student. Keira (Koda) Beckstrom died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a train. Just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident on the CSX railroad tracks in the ...

Jamestown’s William Larson still painting at 100 years of age

William K. Larson of Jamestown will begin his 100th trip around the sun starting today. And by all accounts, the 100-year-old has lived a long, good, full life. According to his daughter, Sandra Calesina, Larson was born Sept. 24, 1926, in Jamestown, to Oscar and Signe Larson. He ...

Norden Women’s Club holds member guest dinner

The Norden Women’s Club began its 111th year recently with a member-guest dinner in the Park Room at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel. Brenda Fitzgerald and Marla Oste served as hostesses for the 60 members and guests in attendance. Fitzgerald welcomed everyone and introduced Birgitta Hofert, ...

Elimination of commission tabled until October

The city’s Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission will live on a little longer - though how much longer is up for discussion. The establishment of a local law that would abolish the city’s Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission came before the City Council’s Public ...