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No Charges Expected In Shooting Involving Deputies

The two officers who responded to a domestic dispute in Mina last summer where they ended up returning fire and killing the suspect after one of them was shot, will likely not face any charges. State Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) issued a ...

City Files Response To Firefighters’ Lawsuit

The city of Jamestown has filed an official response to the lawsuit by the Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association Local 137, which was originally filed with the Chautauqua County Clerk’s office at the beginning of March. Firefighters and members of the Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association Local 137 are suing the city of Jamestown over consistently leaving management positions such as battalion chief, captain, and lieutenant unfilled with permanent appointments, and instead filling them with temporary ones, even while there is not an emergency situation. A ...

CLP Receives DEC Grant For Lake

The Chautauqua Lake Partnership, in collaboration with North Carolina State University, has received a state grant the organization says will boost lake management efforts. The CLP received $42,813 from the state DEC for a project that will focus on evaluating potential ecological trends ...

Honing Her Routine: Erinn Sluga Readies For State Competition

FALCONER - It’s moving through the air that attracts Erinn Sluga to the floor exercise. Erinn, a member of Flyers Gymnastics, has been a gymnast for about 14 years. “I like doing the tumbling,” Erinn said as she was about to begin warming up. “It’s just fun to do the flips and ...

County Helping Fight HABs in Findley Lake

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County is helping address Harmful Algal Blooms in Findley Lake. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution to spend $27,500 to enter into an inter-municipal agreement with the town of Mina for engineering services for the preliminary design of an Oxygen Saturation Technology system in Findley Lake. The resolution was not discussed at the full legislature meeting, but Ed Mulkearn, who is the president of the Findley Lake Watershed Foundation, discussed it in committee. Mulkearn noted that the lake has poor water quality in the ...