The state Education Department says more students are proficient in English language arts and math. Overall, the 2024-25 state assessment data show that proficiency rates of students in third through eighth grades to be 53% in ELA and 55% in math. The proficiency rate of students in fifth ...

Jamestown police officers have been called to Fulton Street 126 times over the first six months of the year. That number has only gone up since the end of June. August’s City Council meeting isn’t the first time Fulton Street residents have come to the council for help and we’re sure ...

It doesn’t take much to find signs of the Jamestown area’s Scandinavian heritage. There are monthly events at Jamestown Community College, the yearly Scandinavian Folk Festival that brings hundreds of people downtown to celebrate the area’s Swedish roots and, of course, the Swedish flags ...

The initial steps taken this year by the communities of Clymer, Sherman and Panama toward a possible reorganization of the school districts has us thinking back to the last time we started this process. Of course, the last reorganization attempt only involved Clymer and Panama, districts ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere in the narrows of Chautauqua Lake, you’ve probably heard complaints about the condition of the lake this summer - particularly conditions in the southern portion of the lake. We’ve gotten good at articulating the problems. Weed growth is ...

Texas Republicans are considering redrawing the state’s Congressional districts - for a second time this decade - in an attempt to help secure a Republican majority in the House of Representatives when the 2026 elections roll around. We disagree with the move. The way to secure a continued ...