Cody Whitton, Southwestern Elementary School library media specialist, has been named the recipient of the Regional School Library Award for Excellence, recognizing his work in both his school library and the broader Southwestern community. The award was presented during the School Library ...

Issues largely out of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ control are among the risks the utility continues to manage. On an annual basis, the BPU reviews its risk management program for all divisions. That program was recently presented to the board for 2026 by Brad Bentley, BPU ...

FREWSBURG - For Landon Frederes, civics is not just about politics. “It is about servicing your community and being the best community member that you can be,” Frederes said. Frederes, a junior at the Frewsburg middle/high school, participated in an iCivics Youth Fellowship, and gave a ...

Jamestown High School recently welcomed 38 new inductees into its Kappa Alpha Tau Chapter of the National Honor Society during its annual induction ceremony. The event, held at Jefferson Middle School, featured the JHS tradition of teachers introducing each candidate, the lighting of the ...

He was humbled when he heard the news. At Wednesday’s Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education meeting, President Paul Abbott learned he received a prestigious New York State School Boards Association Award - a Board Lifetime Achievement status. According to Christine Schnars, JPS board ...

Is it any wonder we continue to fail in looking to the future by maintaining our overabundance of government and schools in Western New York? Last week, one of the smallest municipalities in Chautauqua County actually had a gripe with a proposal to change the status of a highway ...