Jamestown, which had the highest percent of Swedish born citizens of any city in the United States by 1920, will host its 23rd annual Scandinavian Folk Festival at the Northwest Arena on July 18 and 19. "We expect 1,200 people attending this year's Festival," says co-coordinator Donald Sandy. ...
JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — Phillip E. Hinkley, 55, of Jamestown, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. At approximately 7:13 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a local business on the south side of the city for two unattended juveniles. Through investigation, it was found both juveniles were alone and had rode an ATV to the store, and without helmets. Officers made contact with the father, Hinkley, who was supposed to be in charge of the juveniles. Hinkley was arrested without incident and transported to the Jamestown City Jail where he was being ...
DUNKIRK - The Lakeshore Humane Society's 22nd annual giant yard sale will be held Friday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a day of early bird shopping, with a $3 entrance fee; Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Floral Hall at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, 1089 Central Ave., Dunkirk. The sale is the Lakeshore Humane Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year. All three days of the event, there will also be a bake sale, basket drawings, special drawings for two chairs hand-painted by local artist Janie Wagner and hot dogs and ...
PANAMA — Receipt of a letter from the Chautauqua County Board of Health is prompting Panama Village Board members to discuss a battery energy storage system moratorium. The letter from the county was read as part of the communications section of the village’s July meeting, detailing the ...
Two hundred and thirty-six children raised animals through Chautauqua County 4-H this past year. Some of their animals will be up for sale at the 62nd 4-H Meat Animal Sale on Friday, July 24, at noon at the Warren K. Brown Show Arena at the Chautauqua County Fairgrounds in Dunkirk. The sale ...
MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson will present “Before 1776: The French in Chautauqua County” Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m., in the Chautauqua Town Hall meeting room, 2 Academy St, Mayville. The program will be hosted by the Chautauqua Town Historical Society. ...
