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August benefit to raise money for longtime Falconer bus driver

The name and face of Roger Lampman is one that is most likely familiar to many in the village of Falconer, where he has served as a bus driver for the school district for over 20 years. Now, Lampman is looking to his community for help as he battles stage four prostate cancer. A benefit ...

Charges against city man fourth in two years

Charges announced Tuesday against a Jamestown man charged in the May 3 stabbing death of Torry Kenny are the latest in a list of criminal charges in recent years. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old ...

Eagle Scout makes bench from Third Street oak trees

Those entering Jamestown’s City Hall are greeted with a new bench thanks to Eagle Scout Markie Mescall. The wood for the bench should look familiar - it came from the historic trees that used to line Third Street. At the City Council voting session on Monday, the city recognized Mescall, ...

County says “sustainable disposable income growth’ is top goal

Chautauqua County is declaring “sustainable disposable income growth” the number one economic development goal for county government. This goal was adopted after a Democratic county lawmaker previously tried to make job creation the top goal. In June, Legislator Fred Larson of ...

Matar convicted of terrorist act in attack on Rushdie

A federal jury has convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of Fairview, N.J., of attempting to provide material support to Hizbollah, a designated foreign terrorist organization, engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, and providing material support to terrorists. “Hadi Matar, ...