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Appeals Court hears arguments in murder case

BATAVIA - Whether a grand jury indictment charging a Silver Creek woman with second-degree murder is reinstated or not now lies in the hands of five judges in the Fourth Department Appellate Division. Ashley Bertino of Silver Creek was charged by grand jury in 2025 with second-degree murder, ...

City’s unassigned surplus is on low end for cities

Jamestown’s audit is getting done more quickly each year - though the picture the audit paints is getting uglier. The city’s 2025 audit results are in from Drescher and Malecki about three and a half months earlier than last year. The results were presented this week to the City Council ...

Clymer, Sherman Panama reach merger petition goal

CLYMER — The petition period for getting signatures to continue forward with the Clymer, Sherman, Panama merger process continues until October 1, but during Thursday night’s final town hall of that petition period, held in Clymer, it was announced that with a week left to go all three ...

Executive proposes $11M from surplus to balance budget

MAYVILLE – A combination of using a large portion of its reserves and the high value of homes in Chautauqua County has allowed County Executive PJ Wendel to propose a budget which has the lowest property tax rate in 50 years, while also keeping the levy, the amount raised by taxes, flat. ...

County Special Olympians take on Jamestown police officers

GERRY - The Special Olympians of the Chautauqua Lakers softball team faced off against some of Jamestown’s finest on Wednesday. The final score of the softball outing was reported as either 13-13 or 13-12, depending on who was asked. The score wasn’t necessarily important. The ...