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Coming Down

The city Department of Development has been continuing to work with housing demolition contractors. City Council members were recently updated on the progress. Kacie Foulk discussed demolitions with members of the Housing Committee on Monday. Councilwoman Hannah Jaroszynski, D-Ward 5 and ...

Wednesday Incident Prompts Warning To Parents

Three Jamestown residents face charges after children under their care were allegedly attacking other people, smashing windows out of a residence and interfering with police work early Wednesday morning. The charges come the same day Jamestown police reminded city residents through a social ...

Prison sentence announced in city drug ring

A Buffalo man already serving a 25 year to life sentence for murder has been sentenced to 14.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug crimes in Jamestown. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Ernest Brown, a/k/a Wayne Perry, a/k/a Wayne Brown, 43, Buffalo, was ...

City school board approves teacher hiring incentives

The continued struggle to recruit teachers has prompted the Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education to approve two incentives - one for student-teachers and one for new teachers. Dr. Dr. Kevin Whitaker, Jamestown Public Schools superintendent, said the student teacher sign-on bonus will ...

Take Flight

A fly-in/drive-in fundraiser for the Alan D. Fuller Memorial Flying Scholarship will be held Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown. The event will offer Whiskey 7 rides, discovery flights, 50/50 and other raffles and awards. The event has free ...

Two charged after recent Falconer hotel incidents

Two people have been charged by Ellicott police after incidents at what police said is the “Falconer Hotel” over the past week. Caleb E Dellahoy, 18, of Falconer was charged with second-degree harassment, second-degree obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct on ...