As the calendar turns to 2026, the Board of Public Utilities is looking at a potential electric division rate increase, a new fee for yard waste stickers and the rollout of the utilities’ open access fiber network. BPU officials broached all of those topics during Monday’s City Council ...

MAYVILLE – Four Chautauqua County lawmakers were honored Wednesday night as their time on the county legislature has come to an end. Commendations were issued to Legislator Tom Carle, D-Fredonia; Terry Niebel, R-Sheridan; Phillip Landy, R-Jamestown; and Tamara Dickey, R-Jamestown. ...

A Jamestown man already serving time in state prison has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of two girls under the age of 11. In May 2025 the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation into alleged sexual abuse. Devein A. Denson, 24, ...

A missionary from Honduras, Jayson Mena, who is supported by multiple churches in the local area is set to be speaking at said churches during the holiday season and into early January. Mena through his work focuses on bringing hope to the struggling country of Honduras, specifically through ...

It was a long, difficult journey, but Organic Blooms LLC, a new cannabis dispensary in Chautauqua County, held its grand opening this fall and the event could not have gone better. “It’s beyond amazing. Everyone has been so supportive, said co-owner Michelle Brumagin. “I’m definitely ...

A controversial medical aid in dying bill that is to be signed into law in early January by Gov. Kathy Hochul is being called a “moral failure” by state Republicans. On Wednesday, Hochul announced an agreement with the Legislature on the act. She said her decision to make the option ...