The City of Jamestown’s crime rate dropped in 2025. And large seizures of fentanyl and cocaine drove spikes in seizures of the drugs, not the usage. From 2023 to 2024 fentanyl seizures decreased in the city. In 2023 there were 9,384 grams of fentanyl seized by the Jamestown Metro Drug ...

Local officials agreed to push for alternatives to the housing of homeless individuals in hotels, during a round table discussion Friday. New York State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor hosted the discussion at the SUNY Fredonia Center for Innovation & Economic ...

LAKEWOOD - Several Lakewood residents aired their concerns Thursday about the proposed Route 394 (Fairmount Avenue) sidewalk extension project. Representatives from the New York State Department of Transportation held a public hearing at the town of Busti offices, 125 Chautauqua Ave., to ...

FALCONER – Since a crash back in December that took Falconer’s ambulance out of operation, village and fire department officials have been tirelessly working to get a new ambulance back up and operational. Despite two months of the village relying on mutual aid, fire department officials ...

FALCONER – The Dollar General Market in Falconer has been closed, at least temporarily. On Thursday the stores’ sign had a sign indicating to residents that the building is unsafe to occupy. The violation, and closure, was issued by Paul Capitano, Falconer code enforcement officer, who ...

MAYVILLE – County leaders are once again dipping into its reserves to cover higher than expected expenses for those in emergency need, including providing temporary housing. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers agreed to amend the 2025 budget for the Department of ...