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DMV administrator to get salary increase

MAYVILLE – A member of the Department of Motor Vehicles is getting a salary increase, but not all county officials support the move. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution to reallocate the salary grade for the motor vehicles administrator from ...

Westfield school board member honored for service

WESTFIELD - A member of the Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education received the highest recognition given by the New York State School Boards Association at the board meeting on May 26. In a surprise presentation, WACS Superintendent Ryan Sikorski presented the coveted ...

Chautauqua town discusses zoning, spring trash collection

MAYVILLE – The town of Chautauqua is looking to take regulations of wind turbines, solar projects and battery energy storage systems out of its zoning code and have them in their own regulations. The Chautauqua Town Board is in the process of updating its zoning code following the ...

‘Perfect Example’: Carlson to deliver keynote address at JHS commencement

Stephen Carlson, a 2015 Jamestown High School graduate and NFL player with the Chicago Bears, will deliver the keynote address at 2026 commencement exercises on Thursday, June 25, at the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater. A former New York State champion and Ivy League standout, Carlson ...

Langworthy promotes anti-fraud bills

Congressman Nick Langworthy applauded the House of Representatives’ approval of a package of anti-fraud and government accountability legislation. Langworthy opened a Thursday speech about it by saying that too many taxpayers are resigned to their government being too big and that it ...