Now that the city of Jamestown has been awarded $10 million from the state in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding, the city is hard at work on the next steps, including a now open call for projects and the second meeting of the local planning committee. The local planning committee ...
CLYMER — Clymer Central School’s Board of Education had a very full agenda for their August meeting, which included a number of presentations such as from the county school boards association and on the school food service program. Executive Director of the Chautauqua County School ...
MAYVILLE – Despite the chill and rain, nearly 100 patrons and friends came out on Aug. 24 to offer congratulations to Mayville Library Director Melissa Bartok during a public celebration of her 20 years of service at the village’s library. The Tourgee Room was decorated cheerfully with ...
How is it, in an age of vast technology and information, Americans keep tempting fate when it comes to medicine? One decade ago — a mere four years before the COVID-19 pandemic, who would have ever thought it intelligent to not get a vaccination for measles? In 2004, there were less than ...
JAMESTOWN — Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival returns to downtown Jamestown today and Saturday for two days of live music, visual art and community programming throughout the city. Presented by Lifted, Whirlybird 2026 features 14 shows across nine downtown venues, with the majority of festival programming free and open to the public. This year’s lineup brings together nationally touring artists, regional favorites and local talent, including Jimkata, Sugar Nova featuring Luke Miller of Lotus, Uncle Ben’s Remedy, Grub, Feverhawk, Tsavo Highway, Royal Tea Service, Stereo Death, ...
MAYVILLE – A proposal by a Democratic Chautauqua County Legislator to ask the county executive to use $2 million of reserves when preparing the 2026 budget was rejected, although some Republicans say it’s time to spend down at least some of that fund balance. Legislator Fred Larson of Jamestown prefiled a resolution that noted the county’s unappropriated fund balance is over $30 million which is “well above the agreed upon minimum of 5% of the county budget or approximately $16 million.” The resolution notes that with gasoline costs at more than $4 a gallon, the high cost ...
