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County OKs School, Municipal Merger Money

MAYVILLE – County lawmakers have agreed to help financially support plans for three small south county school districts to merge, as well as a north county municipality to look into sharing services and/or merging with neighboring local governments. While the proposals were unanimously ...

Saturday Protest To Include Fundraiser For Stolen Statue

In 2021, one of three statues that make up the Underground Railroad Tableau in Dow Park was stolen. At their planned No Kings Rally on Saturday, the Jamestown Justice Coalition is looking to help raise funds for the committee that has been working on replacing it for the last few years to ...

Assembly Passes Lead Disclosure In Home Sales

A state lawmaker wants to increase the transparency on lead contaminants for homebuyers, particularly those who are buying an older home. The state Assembly recently passed A.1529A by a 99-43 vote after passing the bill in the final days of the 2025 state legislative session by a 106-40 vote. ...

Lake Monitoring: Jefferson Project Presents 2025 Findings At Symposium

CELORON – Warmer water temperatures may have played a role in the explosion of nuisance weeds in Chautauqua Lake in 2025. Dr. Allison Hyrcik, a research scientist with the Jefferson Project, discussed the research organization’s preliminary thoughts on last summer’s weed issues - ...

St. Susan Center Decision Won’t Affect Women, Children’s Shelter

Following the announcement by St Susan Center at the beginning of the month that they would be staying at their current location on Water Street rather than moving into the former Jamestown Business College, the UCAN City Mission is confirming that their project in that building is ...