With America’s 250th birthday coming up this July, those locally with connections to the American Revolution, such as Paul Fardink, Sons of the American Revolution vice president, are reflecting not only on their own connection to America’s beginning, but on the importance of reaching this ...
It is the return of the deer problem in the city for the Jamestown city council. The city has had a problem with deer overpopulation for many years, with how to go about fixing the problem causing issues as well, and the discussion was brought up once again at Monday’s City Council meeting ...
A popular ice cream and restaurant business in the western portion of the county has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Jan. 26-30. The county does not provide transaction ...
CHAUTAUQUA - The Chautauqua Institution has named Mark Coolidge Johnson as the institution’s 19th president. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, attorney and third-generation Chautauquan, Johnson brings more than 30 years of diplomatic service and large-scale operational leadership to the ...
The Sea Lion is no more. The ship has been decommissioned and scrapped. Bret Apthorpe, retired Jamestown Public Schools superintendent, found the news while doing research for a book. Apthorpe has lengthy ties to the Sea Lion growing up in Mayville and spending time working on the ship in his ...
A proposed gravel pit in Ripley is not getting support on the county level. The Chautauqua County Planning Board voted against backing a Special Use Permit for a sand and gravel mine proposed at 9087 Old Rt. 20. The lack of support doesn’t officially stop the project but it makes it ...