City Police Investigating Shootings

April 24, 2026

EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A MARCH SHOOTING. Jamestown police are investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday night on East Eighth Street near Fulton Street and another shooting near the 7-11 store on North Main Street. Officers responded to the area at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting that had just taken place. Once on the scene officers found an 18-year-old boy with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The youth was taken to UPMC Chautauqua. Around 10:10 p.m. officers responded to the 7-11 store on North Main Street for another ...

‘Loyalty And Caring’: Frewsburg School Receives Library Donation From Estate Of Former Teacher

April 24, 2026

FREWSBURG - Students in Frewsburg now have 30,000 more reasons to make a commitment to literacy. The estate of Diane Benson, a former Frewsburg English Language Arts teacher, recently donated $30,000 to the Frewsburg Central School District to purchase more books for the middle/high school ...

Animal Issues Discussed By Council

April 24, 2026

City officials are considering ways to potentially limit the amount of cats city residents can own, similar to city rules about dogs. The issue was discussed during Monday’s City Council Housing Committee meeting following a Facebook post about owning chickens in the city. Kasie Foulk, ...

Attack On Teen Worries City Mother

April 23, 2026

An alleged assault by a group of high school students has a city mother asking for the city’s help policing the Falconer Street area. Melissa Darling, a resident of Falconer Street, brought her concerns to Monday’s City Council Public Safety Committee meeting, as she said it was an ...

Fenton History Center Hires New Coordinator To Bring More Students Into Museum

April 23, 2026

Education is a main focus for the Fenton History Center, and their education program is growing with the hiring of Elizabeth Gabalski as the new education coordinator. As education coordinator, Gabalski’s main tasks will be to go out into the community, connect with schools, and teach ...

Chautauqua ZBA Rejects Golf Course Appeal

April 23, 2026

A $70 million development at a former golf course in the town of Chautauqua can still move forward after the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals rejected a request to reconsider a previous decision that helped the project get approval. On Tuesday, the zoning board was asked to “consider an ...