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Man wanted in Jamestown faces new PA charges

A man who was listed this week as one of the Jamestown Police Department’s Top 10 Most Wanted List on Saturday has been jailed in Pennsylvania. Andrew A. D’Angelo, 27, of Marienville, Pa., was wanted in Jamestown on charges of second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault. He was ...

Panama village officials try to clear up merger petition confusion

PANAMA — The petition period is currently open for the Clymer, Sherman, Panama Central Schools merger process, and with that period, designated people are traveling around each of the districts to get signatures for community support of the process continuing. With that, some confusion has come as well with some Panama residents, and Mayor William Schneider is looking to help clear up some of that confusion. At the Village Board’s September meeting, Schneider said he has received some phone calls from residents who expressed some confusion and concerns about people going door to ...

County OKs law regarding motorists and bicycles, pedestrians

There are three counties in the state that require motorized vehicles to leave a minimum of three feet when passing non-motorists. Chautauqua County will now be the fourth. During the recent legislature meeting, county lawmakers voted 16-1 to approve a local law requiring operators of ...

City man charged with arson

A city man has been charged with arson after a fire that damaged a Prendergast Avenue home on Aug. 25. William EL Blakey, 38, of Jamestown, was charged Tuesday with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief in relation to the fire at 629 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown, on Aug. 25. ...

Thunder And Smiles

The 2026-2027 school year may have begun for students of Jamestown Public Schools with the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning, but thunderstorms did nothing to dampen students’ spirits as schools across the city opened their doors to students for the first day of school. The ...