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Silver Medalist: Jamestown Native Competes In ‘Beast Games’

After 42 days of competition, Jamestown native Cory Sims came up a hair short in this season’s Beast Games on Amazon Prime Video. Sims finished second - but told The Post-Journal he has no regrets. Inspired and motivated by the love of family and faith, Sims entered and competed in the ...

JPD Releases 2025 Annual Crime Report

The City of Jamestown’s crime rate dropped in 2025. And large seizures of fentanyl and cocaine drove spikes in seizures of the drugs, not the usage. From 2023 to 2024 fentanyl seizures decreased in the city. In 2023 there were 9,384 grams of fentanyl seized by the Jamestown Metro Drug ...

DOT Hears Comments About Sidewalk Project

LAKEWOOD - Several Lakewood residents aired their concerns Thursday about the proposed Route 394 (Fairmount Avenue) sidewalk extension project. Representatives from the New York State Department of Transportation held a public hearing at the town of Busti offices, 125 Chautauqua Ave., to ...

Officials seek homeless housing solutions

Local officials agreed to push for alternatives to the housing of homeless individuals in hotels, during a round table discussion Friday. New York State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor hosted the discussion at the SUNY Fredonia Center for Innovation & Economic ...

Back In Action: Falconer Ambulance Operational Once Again

FALCONER – Since a crash back in December that took Falconer’s ambulance out of operation, village and fire department officials have been tirelessly working to get a new ambulance back up and operational. Despite two months of the village relying on mutual aid, fire department officials ...

County Uses $1.3M From Surplus To Cover Safety Net Costs

MAYVILLE – County leaders are once again dipping into its reserves to cover higher than expected expenses for those in emergency need, including providing temporary housing. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers agreed to amend the 2025 budget for the Department of ...