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Busti Historical Society To Host ‘Festival Memories’ Discussion Sunday BUSTI - The Busti Historical Society will present a talk on "Festival Memories" focused on memories of the Busti Apple Festival. Those attending will hear about favorite parts of the annual festival, changes, upgrades and fun had over the 50 years of the festival. The discussion is at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at the pavilion at 3443 Lawson Road, Busti, regardless of weather. Osborn Nash To Perform In Cassadaga Sunday CASSADAGA – On Sunday, July 26 from 5 to 7 p.m., Osborn Nash will perform on the ...

Southwestern Middle School announces honor, merit rolls

Southwestern Middle School officials recently announced the school’s honor and merit rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 school year. They are: HONOR ROLL Eighth Grade: Gabriella Bango, Alexa Bemis, Kendal Bouckhuyt, Wyatt Buck, Andrew Cama, Travis Carpenter, Ada Chen, Owen Clark, Thomas Clark, Parker Colburn, Shane DuBois, Kensington Engels, Monica Guaman, Serenity Licciardi, Noah Lindell, Owen Mank, Liam McCartney, Akeley Meredith, Addison Neligh, Drayton Ross, Rosemary Segrue, Gianna Sirianni, Ethan Smerkar, Collin Strong, Tripp Swartz, Bentley Vincent, Paul Webb, ...

Zonta Club welcomes six new members

The Zonta Club of Jamestown recently welcomed six new members: Tammy Pacheco, Rachel McKillip, Suzette Smith, Mary Soto, Terri Crandall and Kelly Amatuzzo. Each new member was officially welcomed during the induction ceremony and pledged to support Zonta's mission of empowering women and ...

Despite objections, county OKs office move in Jamestown

The Chautauqua County Legislature is moving ahead with plans to relocate a number of its departments, including Social Services and the Department of Motor Vehicles, to a new centralized location. The decision was not unanimous and was not supported by three of the four Jamestown county ...

31 animals seized in Youngsville neglect case

Two Youngsville residents have been charged after 31 animals were seized from their home in late June. Christine M. Vanguilder, 45, and Jason Farnham, 42, both of Youngsville, were charged Wednesday with seven third-degree felony charges related to the late June seizure: one count of each of aggravated cruelty to animals - torture and six counts each of aggravated cruelty to animals - causing serious bodily injury or death. They also each face 31 counts of third-degree misdemeanor neglect of animals - vet care and citations for application dog licenses/fees, penalties, vaccination ...