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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking, Drug Charges

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking conspiracy and drug charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that Kelvin Thomas, 43, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of life. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that between October and December 2022, Thomas conspired with Zaid Mendoza and Cora Waddington to conduct a sex trafficking operation involving two individuals with drug addictions, Victim 1 and Victim 2. As part ...

City Men Charged With Drug, Weapons Possession

Two Jamestown men face charges after Sheriff’s deputies and Jamestown police officers executed search warrants in unrelated incidents Tuesday and Wednesday. At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown Police Department executed ...

Celoron’s ‘Ribfest’ Canceled For 2026

CELORON – The Celoron Ribfest won’t take place in 2026, though organizers say they hope to bring the event back in 2027. After mounting factors had made it increasingly harder for the Ribfest to be hosted, organizers found it would be best to cancel the event and focus on new efforts ...

At Panama Forum, The Why Of Proposed Merger Is Discussed

PANAMA — There are a few main reasons why Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts are the three looking into a potential merger, compared to joining up with any other schools in the local area, and this was one of many topics addressed during the third community forum for the merger ...

Three Chautauqua Lake Alumni Return To School District To Teach

MAYVILLE — Next fall, the Chautauqua Lake Central School District will see three familiar faces return to their halls as three alumni have officially been appointed to teaching positions for the next school year. The Chautauqua Lake board of education appointed Jaclyn Doyle, a 2017 ...

City Woman Charged In Methamphetamine Ring

A Jamestown woman is facing federal drug charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Thursday that Taylor Hernandez, 31, was arrested on a criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt I. Kass, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on January 15, 2026, members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force executed a search warrant of Hernandez’s person and her Falconer Street residence, seizing approximately 181 grams of ...