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HIV decriminalization bill to wait another year

Nearly 30 years after a rash of HIV cases made Chautauqua County national news, some state legislators are pushing to decriminalize people living with sexual transmitted infections who engage in consensual sexual activity It’s a debate that isn’t falling entirely along party lines in ...

Winter of 2025-26 was the coldest in more than a decade

While the official start of summer is later this month, it wasn’t that long ago that Chautauqua County residents were bundling up, trying to stay warm in a cold winter. It was a cold one. In fact, it was the coldest winter in a dozen years for our area. “The winter of 2025-2026 was ...

City school district recognizes emerging leaders

Jamestown Public Schools Emerging Leaders were recognized Tuesday by the Board of Education. According to Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and School Improvement Tina Sandstrom said last year several officials brainstormed an idea where some staff members were invited to take a ...

JRC consultant is part of broader effort

A destination sales and marketing consultant housed inside the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is part of a broader three-year effort. The Jamestown Meetings and Conferences Initiative is a multi-year collaboration with leaders from the city of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, Chautauqua ...

Redistricting fight begins in New York

New York voters will have the opportunity over the next two years to approve state Democrats’ attempts to redistrict the state’s congressional district boundaries to counteract Republican actions in other states. The Assembly and Senate passed legislation Wednesday (A.11553A/S10637A) ...

Building Back Trust: Frewsburg appoints new school superintendent

FREWSBURG - After a long search, a new superintendent has been appointed to lead the Frewsburg Central School District. At a special meeting Wednesday the school board named Kerri Levine to serve as the next district superintendent. Board President Mike LeBaron said her contract of ...