The Audubon Community Nature Center’s annual Audubon Lights has begun as of last Friday for the three weekends it will be held. With the lights being the Audubon’s biggest event each year, Jessica Piskor, Marketing and Design Director, said that there is a lot of work that goes into it ...
In 2021, one of three statues that make up the Underground Railroad Tableau in Dow Park was stolen. At their planned No Kings Rally on Saturday, the Jamestown Justice Coalition is looking to help raise funds for the committee that has been working on replacing it for the last few years to ...
A state lawmaker wants to increase the transparency on lead contaminants for homebuyers, particularly those who are buying an older home. The state Assembly recently passed A.1529A by a 99-43 vote after passing the bill in the final days of the 2025 state legislative session by a 106-40 ...
MAYVILLE – County lawmakers have agreed to help financially support plans for three small south county school districts to merge, as well as a north county municipality to look into sharing services and/or merging with neighboring local governments. While the proposals were unanimously ...
CELORON – Warmer water temperatures may have played a role in the explosion of nuisance weeds in Chautauqua Lake in 2025. Dr. Allison Hyrcik, a research scientist with the Jefferson Project, discussed the research organization’s preliminary thoughts on last summer’s weed issues - ...
The director of the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency wants to have a conversation with a juice manufacturer in Dunkirk that is no longer processing concord grapes, especially since they’re receiving tax breaks. During the county IDA meeting, Chief Executive Officer Mark Geise brought up how Refresco is canceling contracts with local grape growers. “I did reach out to Refresco and wanted to have a conversation about the who, the what and the why. I received a message back in the form of an email – not a phone call – from Refresco’s director of ...
