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County Executive remembers Amy King

Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Chautauqua County Executive Paul M. “PJ” Wendel Jr. continues to honor the memory of his longtime friend and West Ellicott native Amy King, a United Airlines flight attendant who was killed when United Airlines Flight 175 ...

Marvin House hosts Mecham Duo

The Mozart Club of Jamestown and the Elizabeth Warner Marvin Community House welcomed a full house recently for a special August Tea featuring Jamestown's Aaron and Boaz Mecham, twin brothers known as the Mecham Duo. The afternoon brought together members and guests of both organizations for ...

SCFCU makes $15K sponsorship contribution to The Resource Center

Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union recently announced it had made a $15,000 corporate sponsorship contribution to The Resource Center and Filling the Gap Inc., a Jamestown-based non-profit organization that works with The Resource Center to support people with disabilities and other ...

Jamestown school funding lawsuit continues Tuesday

New York state says it is fully funding the Foundation Aid formula for schools and meeting a state court decision requiring additional aid to eight small city school districts - including Jamestown. The school districts disagree. On Tuesday, the small city school funding lawsuit will be ...

Volunteers plant gardens at Ashville Free Library

ASHVILLE - The Ashville community recently helped to beautify the Ashville Free Library. A garden of native plants and shrubs, with plants purchased from Art Samples Nursery in Ashville and Royal Fern Nursery of Fredonia was installed to beautify the Ashville Library and road near the library. Preparation of the space was provided by Ronnie Blynt of RC Property Solutions. On a humid September day, volunteers Oliver Burgeson, a Panama High School student and National Honor Society member, Jo Ann Bardo, Heidi Bird, Julie Nelson of the Audubon Gardeners, Forest McCray, a community ...

UPDATE: JMI Falconer facility destroyed in afternoon fire

FALCONER - Dark gray smoke darkened the sky over Falconer on Friday afternoon as firefighters fought a fire at JMI's 1946 New York Ave., Falconer, concrete facility, around 1:26 p.m. JMI is the largest, family owned producer of ready-mix concrete in Chautauqua County. Firefighters from at ...