State lawmakers are again attempting to create harsher penalties for businesses that take advantage of market instability and keep prices unnecessarily high. Legislation (S.9372) proposed by Sen. Cordelle Cleare, D-New York City, proposes criminal charges as an option for price gouging, along ...

Barbara Ann Sharp, 83, of Lakewood, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at UPMC Chautauqua. Born in Titusville, PA on August 20, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Myrtle (Walsh) Beauchat. Before retiring, Barbara was a dedicated middle school teacher with the Ridgway ...

The Lakewood-Busti Police Department is requesting assistance from residents and businesses located along the shores of Chautauqua Lake regarding a man missing since March 3. In a Facebook post, the department said the missing person, Daniel “Scott” Emerson, 64, is 5-foot-7, 190 pounds ...

Pamela S. Parla, 63, of Jamestown, died Friday March 13, 2026, in Lake Pointe Rehab and Nursing Center. A Jamestown resident all her life, she was born May 11, 1962, one of four daughters born to Barbara Barrelle Spetz and the late Weldon “Archie” Spetz. A 1980 graduate of Jamestown ...

Emelia R. Richmond, 89, of Jamestown passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in UPMC Chautauqua. She was born Aug. 11, 1936 in San Cristobal Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, the daughter of the late Isidro Rojas and Elvira Herrera. Emelia immigrated to the United States in 1959 and became a US citizen ...

Ronnie Joseph Borst, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 76. Ronnie was born on March 2, 1949, in Jamestown, NY. Family was the cornerstone of Ronnie’s life. He is survived by his loving ...