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Pair charged after drugs found in city home

Two have been charged after an investigation into narcotics activity in the city of Jamestown. A search warrant was executed Tuesday by narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and Jamestown Police Department at 1087 N. Main St. Jamestown Police SWAT was utilized ...

City man charged after threats with knife

A 38-year-old Jamestown man is facing numerous charges after threatening to kill two individuals on Saturday afternoon. Angel A. Baez Huertas was charged with felony third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of second-degree menacing, second-degree criminal contempt and three ...

Ready for industry: Chautauqua County hosts developers conference

 FREDONIA - Dozens of developers, many from outside of Chautauqua County, gathered at the State University at Fredonia campus to hear about potential opportunities locally. On Thursday, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency and the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic ...

Mother, domestic violence advocate: ‘Nobody could help’

A local mother and survivor of domestic violence is pushing for help on both the local and state levels, following constant struggles with getting help for both her and her daughter during their ongoing domestic violence and child abuse case. This mother will be referred to from here on by ...

County may again use hotels that were shut down for homeless

Two hotels in the county that had unhoused residents pulled from their facilities due to poor conditions may once again house homeless people, but only if the living facilities improve. In September, the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Human Services Committee met with Diane Anderson and ...

Mayor’s 2027 budget proposal includes 7.39% tax increase

Mayor Kim Ecklund has said the 2027 city budget wouldn’t be pretty. The proposal released Thursday by Ecklund includes a 7.39% tax levy increase, increasing the tax levy by $1,302,414 to support a $47.3 million total budget. The proposed 2027 tax rate of $27.63 per $1,000 of assessed valuation is a 7.26% increase from 2026. Ecklund also proposes using $2,775,406 from the city surplus, though that is set to provide only a temporary and limited financial cushion and is not sustainable to support ongoing operations. Background wise, during her presentation of the budget to council ...