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‘Truly Special’: Dunkirk resident to be honored at fly-in Saturday

After nearly six decades of flying, teaching, and maintaining aircraft, Louis Nalbone will be recognized for a lifetime of contributions to aviation during the 59th annual Rotary Fly-In Breakfast on Sunday, July 26, at the Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport. Nalbone recently earned two of the ...

City man charged after assault near Riverwalk

A Jamestown man was taken to the city jail after an incident Monday on the city's Riverwalk. Shawn P. Clutter, 38, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree menacing, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property at 4 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to the Riverwalk for an assault complaint. Clutter allegedly assaulted a person sitting in the area by punching the person, choking the person and allegedly cutting the other person ...

Falconer to hold time capsule opening Saturday

FALCONER — Fifty years after more than 150 people gathered in Davis Park to bury a piece of Falconer history, the community will gather Saturday to discover what has been waiting beneath the park since 1976. The Village of Falconer will celebrate the opening of its 50-year-old time capsule during a weekend of events Friday and Saturday under the theme, “Forward: Into the Past.” The original time capsule was created in 1976 as the nation celebrated the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The project was spearheaded by the Falconer Lions Club and ...

Dunkirk mayor takes command on city spending

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz ended her second meeting of city department directors with a reminder that also served as a warning: She controls day-to-day spending. Wdowiasz complained that a city councilman, who she did not name, recently authorized a department to spend money on something. ...

Record Setter: 27th annual Cents for St. Susan’s campaign sets record

Sponsors of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities “Cents for St. Susan’s” campaign recently met to celebrate a record $42,386 raised in contributions to help St. Susan Center through this year’s two-month campaign. In 2025 $36,330.22 was raised during a similar period. The 2026 ...

Local DRI committee nearly complete

A core committee to administer the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative has been set up and state officials have visited the city. Mayor Kim Ecklund recently provided an update as to what has been happening in recent weeks for this state funding to the City Council. Ecklund said the ...