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Two charged after Fredonia drug raid

 FREDONIA - Two individuals were arrested after an investigation into narcotics activity at 99 W. Main St. in the village of Fredonia. A search warrant was executed around 2 p.m. Tuesday by officers from the village of Fredonia Police Department, narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department. Located at the residence at the time of the search warrant were Justin Stoll, 32, and Alijah Ernewein, 34. As a result of the search, investigators seized 78.7 grams of fentanyl, scales and packaging material ...

Two charged with possession of stolen guns in Carroll

CARROLL - A complaint of someone firing guns too close to a home in Carroll resulted in charges against two Jamestown men. On Sunday, Carroll police officers responded to an address on Page Road for a complaint of firearms being discharged too close to a residence. Upon arrival, officers ...

Falconer man pleads guilty to child porn production

A Falconer resident has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography just as his trial was underway. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that 27-year-old Yusef E. Malik Myrick pleaded guilty to four counts of production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. following opening arguments in his federal jury trial. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine. Between September 2020, and December 19, 2021, Myrick communicated with several minor females on various social ...

Appeal in dismissed Silver Creek murder charge set

The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s office will soon be in a state court arguing to have a murder charge reinstated against a Silver Creek mother. The appeal for 37-year-old Ashley Bertino is scheduled for Sept. 16 in the Fourth Department Appellate Division Court of ...

Switzer confirmed as Dunkirk police chief

OBSERVER Photos by M.J. Stafford Douglas Switzer is congratulated by fellow city of Dunkirk department heads Tuesday after the interim police chief got the the job on a permanent basis. By M.J. Stafford mstafford@observertoday.com DUNKIRK - Capt. Douglas Switzer was appointed chief of ...

Summer soaring for Ripley programs

RIPLEY - At their meeting this month, Ripley Central School Board of Education members heard reports about action plans for both ELA and math for the coming school year. Michelle Waters, director of curriculum and pupil services, said that while student reading levels and foundational letter ...