Debate over goals and objectives and performance measures for the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development.during last week’s Chautauqua County Legislature should have been pretty mundane. For the record, the goals are: - to improve the quality of life for all county ...

Jamestown City Council members are considering a change to the city’s noise ordinance focused on loud noises from vehicles. Simply stated, if police ticket a vehicle or a driver three times, city police will have the ability to have the vehicle towed and impounded at full cost to the ...

Video released last week by state Attorney General Letitia James of an officer-involved shooting in Mina earlier this year is graphic, disturbing and not for the faint of heart. It’s also an unfortunately real depiction of police work here in Chautauqua County, particularly when officers ...

On the surface, one would think state officials would be justified in their consternation over state budget cuts blowing a $750 million hole in New York’s 2025-26 state budget. They’re not. Everyone knew the 2025-26 state budget wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on. Between ...

Every week, The Post-Journal runs an item in its “Briefly” column with hours for St. Luke’s Thrift Shop. We’ve been running the item for years - and evidently readers and the rest of the community have taken notice. Not only does the shop offer low-cost items to those who need them, ...

What does it mean to those who live here year-round that Chautauqua Institution is making changes to its programs and offerings? Ideally, it means Chautauqua Institution is competing for your entertainment dollar by providing programs that more local residents want to attend. We know a lot ...