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Panama village officials try to clear up merger petition confusion

PANAMA — The petition period is currently open for the Clymer, Sherman, Panama Central Schools merger process, and with that period, designated people are traveling around each of the districts to get signatures for community support of the process continuing. With that, some confusion has come as well with some Panama residents, and Mayor William Schneider is looking to help clear up some of that confusion. At the Village Board’s September meeting, Schneider said he has received some phone calls from residents who expressed some confusion and concerns about people going door to ...

County OKs law regarding motorists and bicycles, pedestrians

There are three counties in the state that require motorized vehicles to leave a minimum of three feet when passing non-motorists. Chautauqua County will now be the fourth. During the recent legislature meeting, county lawmakers voted 16-1 to approve a local law requiring operators of ...

Jamestown man charged in Friday stabbing

A 59-year-old city man is being charged in a Friday afternoon stabbing. Jamestown police report at around 2:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of a male who was stabbed in the area of the Riverwalk Path in Brooklyn Square. Officers conducted an investigation and determined the victim ...

City man charged with arson

A city man has been charged with arson after a fire that damaged a Prendergast Avenue home on Aug. 25. William EL Blakey, 38, of Jamestown, was charged Tuesday with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief in relation to the fire at 629 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown, on Aug. 25. ...

Thunder And Smiles

The 2026-2027 school year may have begun for students of Jamestown Public Schools with the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning, but thunderstorms did nothing to dampen students’ spirits as schools across the city opened their doors to students for the first day of school. The ...

Council approves Jones & Gifford flood mitigation work

A portion of the Jamestown Public Works Department’s planned project for flood mitigation near Jones and Gifford Avenue has been approved by the City Council. The project has been a topic of multiple council meetings. A resolution came before the council during Monday’s voting session asking for approval of an agreement with C&S Engineers for the state Department of Transportation funded portion of the project, prompting the conversations to continue. Councilman Russ Bonfiglio, R-At Large, said he has worked down in that area a lot with the DPW, and that it has been 50 years ...