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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Kahmara R. Holloman, 19, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of unlawful imprisonment, endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree assault and fourth-degree grand larceny at 1:18 p.m. Sunday after officers responded to a west side home for a report of a physical domestic dispute in progress. Upon arrival, officers could allegedly hear yelling coming from the upstairs area of the residence. Officers also report seeing a smashed out window on the side of the residence, making contact with people there. Holloman allegedly had assaulted another person with a ...

Annual vintage book, paper show is Saturday

MAYVILLE — Those with an interest in history are welcomed to return to the annual Chautauqua Region Vintage Book and Paper Show as it makes its return to Chautauqua Suites at the beginning of August. This year’s show and sale is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Chautauqua Suites, 215 ...

Another battery storage proposed in Dunkirk

DUNKIRK - Another Battery Energy Storage System is proposed in Dunkirk, but much smaller than the one already proposed. The latest BESS is sought by a company called Gridi Development for an area behind a Brigham Road warehouse (the one that used to house a UPS shipping facility). Dave Gallo ...

Exhibit, talk spotlights ‘That ‘70s Show’ area connection

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center will present “Dunkirk, N.Y. to Point Place, WI: A Conversation with “That ’70s Show” Co-Creator, Producer, Writer and Dunkirk native Mark Brazill” on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The event will coincide with a special exhibit opening at ...

City DRI planning committee to meet Wednesday

The first meeting of the Jamestown Downtown Revitalization Initiative’s Local Planning Committee will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Media Arts Studio. The meeting will include an overview of the DRI program, a review and discussion of the city’s DRI application, and a summary of the eight-month planning process culminating in a Strategic Investment Plan that will guide revitalization efforts, including the award of nearly $10 million by New York state to community and economic development projects. It will also include an overview of the Open Call ...

Search continues for unlawful immigrants who fled from Youngsville police

Arrest warrants have been issued for two people from Georgia wanted after fleeing from a traffic stop Saturday at 9:30 p.m. on Route 6. Youngsville police officers pulled a vehicle over for an equipment violation involving a vehicle registered in the state of Ohio. The officer made contact with five people inside the vehicle, with the officer finding all five were allegedly unlawfully present in the United States. The State Police at Warren responded to the scene and the five people were attempted to be taken into custody at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Three ...