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Sales Include City Building That Houses Electrical Supply Business

A south county building that houses an electrical supply business has a new owner. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Sept. 18-24. During that time period, Jamestown Rental Properties, LLC of ...

Strong Support

The achievements of people with disabling conditions and those who support individuals with special needs were shared at The Resource Center’s 35th Ability Awareness Awards Celebration. The event took place at Shorewood Country Club in Dunkirk. The celebration was an opportunity to ...

Lawmakers Veto Bill That Would Allow Pet Insurance To Be Offered In State

Legislation that would have allowed the state to offer pet insurance won’t become law this year. The state Assembly unanimously approved the bill (A.8276) in May while the state Senate also passed its version (S.7845) unanimously as the Senate’s session was drawing to a close in early ...

Mayor Addresses Approved 2025 City Budget, Property Tax Implications

Following the voting and approval by Jamestown’s city council of the 2025 Executive Budget at the end of November, Mayor Kim Ecklund has now also finished her review, addressing a few concerns she has moving forward. The city’s budget was approved following a few amendments made to it, ...

Area Parishes Confront Final Countdown

Not long after Sunday services on the afternoon of Nov. 17, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Fredonia announced in a Facebook post that its days were numbered. Its final Mass will take place on one of the most holy evenings: Christmas Eve. “The date of the closing has been moved up ...

Home Destroyed In Wednesday Morning Fire

CLYMER – An early morning fire completely destroyed a home. On Wednesday around 5:15 a.m. the Clymer Fire Department with several mutual aid fire departments responded to 7562 Nazareth Road in the town of Clymer for a residential structure fire. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation ...