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Silver Medalist: Jamestown Native Competes In ‘Beast Games’

After 42 days of competition, Jamestown native Cory Sims came up a hair short in this season’s Beast Games on Amazon Prime Video. Sims finished second - but told The Post-Journal he has no regrets. Inspired and motivated by the love of family and faith, Sims entered and competed in the ...

Officials seek homeless housing solutions

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 ...

DOT Hears Comments About Sidewalk Project

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 ...

JPD Releases 2025 Annual Crime Report

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 ...

Back In Action: Falconer Ambulance Operational Once Again

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 ...

Second Street Patching Begins, Ebike Limits Discussed

A little more than 9.5% of Jamestown’s 154 miles of road are considered problem areas as Safer Streets for All work continues. The City Council’s Public Works Committee is involved with the Safer Streets for All discussions, and committee chairman Daniel Gonzalez, D-At Large, gave a ...