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Falconer eyes possible Davis Park bandshell

FALCONER - Davis Park in Falconer could be getting a facelift - though Falconer Village Board members are still trying to figure out exactly what that facelift will look like. The village was awarded a grant in April from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to be used in Davis Park. The money could be used for a bandshell, which was the focus of a recent presentation from Mayor Jim Jaroszynski during the board’s June meeting featuring AI-generated images of potential band shell structures that could be erected with the $30,000 grant. Board member Timothy Dunn said he was ...

Scandinavian Spotlight

Jamestown, which had the highest percent of Swedish born citizens of any city in the United States by 1920, will host its 23rd annual Scandinavian Folk Festival at the Northwest Arena on July 18 and 19. "We expect 1,200 people attending this year's Festival," says co-coordinator Donald Sandy. ...

Third time not a charm

Chautauqua County has, again, been denied an Essential Air Service subsidy from the federal government to restore commercial air service at the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown. The federal Transportation Department made the decision on June 26 in response to a proposal made by the ...

Panama to examine BESS moratorium

PANAMA — Receipt of a letter from the Chautauqua County Board of Health is prompting Panama Village Board members to discuss a battery energy storage system moratorium. The letter from the county was read as part of the communications section of the village’s July meeting, detailing the ...

Council to consider Chadakoin Basin Project grant application

The Department of Development has been undertaking a project to help revitalize the Chadakoin River Basin, with Phase One of the project now under way. Tonight’s City Council meeting has the council looking at a resolution for the Development Department to apply for a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant from the Department of State to help continue moving forward with this project. Specifically, the Development Department is seeking approval to apply for Environmental Protection funds administered by the Department of State’s Office of Planning, Development and ...

Chautauqua woman dies after cyclist hit by vehicle

CHAUTAUQUA --- A bicyclist has died after an accident last week on Chautauqua-Stedman Road, law enforcement officials reported Monday. At 12:55 p.m. Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Chautauqua Fire Department, and Chautauqua County Emergency Services responded a reported motor vehicle accident involving a bicycle. An investigation found the operator of the vehicle, Levi J Graham, 19, of Ashville, failed to safely pass a bicyclist while traveling south. The bicyclist was identified as Mary V. Hustead, 78, of Chautauqua. Hustead was flown from the scene by Mercy Flight ...