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Davis named inaugural JPS ‘Pillar of the Year’

Jamestown Public Schools honored a longtime employee and coach with its inaugural Pillar of the Year Award, recognizing Jamestown High School Home/School Coordinator Arrick Davis for his commitment to students, families, and the broader school community. Davis, who serves as the Home/School ...

Four injured in Saturday night boat collision

MAYVILLE --- Four individuals were taken to regional hospitals after a boat collision on Saturday night in Chautauqua Lake. The Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Prendergast Boulevard around 11:10 p.m. for the incident. There was three people on one boat and five on the other. Three victims were injured from the accident and transported to UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown for their injuries, and one was then flown to UPMC Hamot in Erie for non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing by the Sheriff's office Navigation Division. They were assisted at the scene by the ...

American Revolutionary War marker dedication held in Stockton

STOCKTON — At the Greenwood Cemetery in Stockton, a dedication ceremony was held for the installation of a Revolutionary War Patriot Marker. The American Revolutionary War was from April 19, 1775 until September 3, 1783. During this time, there were 165 principal engagements as the ...

Sales include $4.5M student apartment complex

An apartment complex in the northern end of the county marketed to college students has been sold for millions of dollars. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 21-24. The county does not ...

Do you believe in miracles?

One of the greatest questions asked is the one that titles this narrative today, and we hear it affecting so many genres, conversations, and writings in our day-to-day living. The question asked above is sometimes used as a cliché if it is used in discussions of a cynical situation that the user attempts to respond sarcastically to a notion of something he/she finds truly impossible and/or improbably, improbable, and has no chance of happening. The question also begs validity when it is asked as an emotionally powerful and sincere question about something happening that no one, or ...