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Rotary Club Makes Donations

The Greater Jamestown AM Rotary Club recently donated to two local organizations that help combat hunger amid the SNAP delay that impacted thousands of local individuals and families. The club provided support to the food pantry at the Salvation Army of Jamestown that serves 2,100 families ...

Fredonia Alumnus Again Nominated For GRAMMYs

Randy Merrill, a 1997 State University at Fredonia graduate and Jamestown native, was mastering engineer for three 2026 GRAMMY-nominated entries. He was nominated as mastering engineer for two entries for Record of the Year – for Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” and Chappell Roan’s “The ...

Persell Middle School Names October Students Of The Month

Persell Middle School officials recently released the school’s Students of the Month for October. They are: - Eliza Vorse, fifth grade, is the daughter of Greg and Martha Vorse. Eliza likes to draw, sing, and listen to music. Her favorite subject in school is science and her goal in life ...

JHS A Cappella Choir Alumni Refurbish Rehearsal Piano

Alumni of the Jamestown High School A Cappella Choir came together ahead of the choir’s 100th anniversary A Cappella Alumni Vespers last December to raise money to refurbish the ensemble’s Baldwin rehearsal piano. Illos Piano Restoration of Buffalo completed the refurbishments over the ...

Plenty Of Tales To Know About Turkeys

Gathering around the holiday table might include turkey as part of your shared meal with family and friends. Whether it’s grocery-bought or hunted from the land, Wild Turkeys are much more than a delicious centerpiece at the dinner table. Wild Turkeys are known for their large stocky ...

Simpler Times: Korean War Vet Recalls Past Christmases

It was a much simpler time when Rod Williams was growing up on Jackson Avenue in Celoron. He was born on October 10, 1931, in a Jamestown hospital, although he doesn’t know which of the two it was. His mother was a homemaker. His father was an auto and truck mechanic and with his brother, ...