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Flooding impacts portions of Cattaraugus County

Thunderstorms and heavy rains were a nuisance for Chautauqua County, but it was a different story for neighboring Cattaraugus County. In some locations, more than an inch of rain was reported from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. According the National Weather Service spotters, 2.06 ...

Bicyclist dies after striking vehicle in Brocton

BROCTON --- A South Carolina bicyclist has died after striking a parked vehicle last week. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies reported Tuesday that at around 2:59 p.m. July 22, they responded with Brocton Fire Department and Chautauqua County Emergency Services to Harmon Avenue for a ...

ImmunityBio says it is ‘incredibly committed’ to Dunkirk

In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said, in relation to the Battle of Dunkirk, “Wars are not won by evacuation.” A special guest at a recent Dunkirk Town Board meeting referenced that quote in relation to Chautauqua County’s own Dunkirk – rather than the famous ...

Grand jury indicts Jamestown man in May stabbing death

A Jamestown man has been charged in a May stabbing death in the area of Lakeview Avenue and Eighth Street. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, first-degree ...

Foundational Piece

LAKEWOOD — A lot can change over the span of 50 years, but Kathy Putnam’s presence at Davidson’s Restaurant has been a constant. Putnam recently celebrated her 50th anniversary of working at the landmark Lakewood restaurant. She’s worked for all three generations of the ...

Ellicott approves quality of life code tickets

Ellicott officials are investigating a quality of life ticketing system in an attempt to decrease the volume of code cases making their way to town court. Brandon Shelters, Ellicott code enforcement officer, made the suggestion during the Ellicott Town Board's July 7 meeting. Rather than sending code violations to Ellicott Town Court, which ends up driving up the number of cases in court and allows code cases to stay open longer, Shelters suggested the use of violation tickets for common code violations. Jamestown's quality of life tickets give code enforcement officers the option ...