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City woman charged after children found in 'deplorable coditions'

A Jamestown woman faces three counts of endangering the welfare of a child after her children were found living in what police described as deplorable conditions. At 7:30 p.m. Monday, city police officers responded to a home on the city's north side for a reported domestic incident. Serina ...

Big inning sends Missouri past Massachusetts at BRWS

One inning can make all the difference in a baseball game and a big bottom of the third was all Southeast, Missouri needed to defeat Westfield, Massachusetts 9-2 in Game 13 of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series at Diethrick Park in Jamestown on Tuesday morning. After giving up two runs ...

Thruway crash claims life of Tennessee man

A Tennessee man has died after an commercial vehicle accident on the New York State Thruway in the town of Hanover. New York State Police report at 10:05 p.m. Monday, they responded to a single commercial vehicle collision on the eastbound lanes on Interstate 90. An investigation determined ...

Area Police Reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - BROCTON - Major D. Stearns, 34, of Kennedy was charged with second-degree criminal contempt at 12:52 p.m. Sunday after deputies responded to an address in Brocton for a reported in progress order of protection violation. Stearns was taken to the county jail for centralized arraignment. - BEMUS POINT - Joseph K. Kirkpatrick, 43, of Bradford Woods, Pa., was charged with DWI, speed in zone and unlicensed operator at 12:55 a.m. Sunday after a traffic stop on Bemus Point-Ellery Road in the village of Bemus Point. Kirkpatrick will be in Ellery Town ...

Project requests accepted in city, Falconer

Both Jamestown and Falconer are accepting proposals for both the city’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative and the village’s $4.5 million NY Forward grant. An open call for DRI projects in Jamestown is being held from Aug. 21 through Sept. 25. Projects submitted during the open call in Jamestown will be considered for a share of the nearly $10 million available through the Jamestown DRI 2.0 program. Funding is available for projects that expand existing businesses, attract new businesses, improve public space, create more housing opportunities, attract visitors, expand ...

Clymer water system project on track

CLYMER — Work has become more noticeable on the installation of the new water system in the town of Clymer’s downtown, with work continuing on track to be finished in the expected time frame. At the Clymer town board’s August meeting, Town Supervisor Brian Willink said that JD Northrup, ...