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Sales include property for church, land near camp

A church in Northern Chautauqua County has purchased property to build a new location. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Aug. 3-7. The county does not provide transaction information, but ...

‘A Love Letter’: Bills docuseries launches Wednesday on Tubi

 ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills fandom is unlike any other in the world of sports. Buffalo-raised film producers Kevin Polowy and Addison Henderson sought out several years ago on a journey to show everything that Bills fandom is all about. Wednesday, their efforts will be on display for ...

City school district mourns passing of longtime teacher

The Jamestown Public Schools family is mourning the loss of Callie Pellerito, a member of Lincoln Elementary School who passed away recently after a long illness at the age of 52. Pellerito had served as a reading teacher at Lincoln for the entirety of her career, beginning in 2005. “We ...

City man charged after threatening officers with knife

A Jamestown man faces four felony charges after allegedly waving a knife and threatening police officers on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to an intersection on the east side of the city for report of a suspicious person and found Brandon T. Jimerson, 42, at an address in the area ...

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Panama School Board To Meet Monday PANAMA - The Panama Central School Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the board room. The public is welcome to attend. BPU Customers Receiving Scam Texts Several Jamestown Board of Public Utilities customers have received texts, supposedly from the BPU, stating that their utilities will be shut off for lack of payment. BPU officials said Thursday that the utility does not send texts to customers threatening to shut off service. The texts are an attempted scam and should be deleted. New Section Of Baker Street To Close ...

Area Police Reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CARROLL - Jordan M. Beardsley, 26, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 11 after deputies responded to an address in Carroll for an alleged valid stay away order of protection violation. It was alleged that Beardsley was making contact with the victim several times and allegedly made various threats. An arrest warrant was issued and Beardsley was taken into custody later and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail until he could be arraigned. He will be in Carroll Town ...