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Jamestown Shooting Victims Names Released

The names of victims in this weekend’s shooting in Jamestown have been released. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, Corey Johnson, 25, of Jamestown was shot Friday around 2 a.m. in a parking lot of an establishment on North Main Street. He was taken to Hamot Hospital in Erie ...

Several 4-H projects selected for State Fair

Volunteer evaluators working with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H program evaluated more than 950 4-H creative crafts, ceramics, conservation, foods, horticulture, STEM, sewing projects and other non-animal exhibits. Youth throughout Chautauqua County have been ...

Mayor: No Homeless Arrested For Being Unhoused

Mayor Kim Ecklund is defending the city’s actions in the weeks since declaring a state of emergency over the city’s homeless population. Ecklund spoke about the issue during Monday’s City Council meeting after the city and its partners cleared out and cleaned up homeless encampments ...

Street Rods donate to charities

The Lakeshore Street Rod Association distributed four checks totalling $10,000 to charities from the funds raised in July during the Point Gratiot event. Receiving checks were: Carol Oliveira, representing Dunkirk-Fredonia Meals on Wheels; Rich Carpenter, representing Lakeshore Humane Society; ...

Two charged in Dunkirk drug bust

Two Dunkirk residents are facing drug-related charges following a multi months-long investigation into narcotics activity in the city. On Friday, narcotics investigators from the Dunkirk Police Department and the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 56 W. Doughty ...

Supporters navigating toward Trump

Photo by Dan Kohler Similar to 2020, a boat rally was held on Chautauqua Lake in support of candidate Donald Trump. This event took place on Sunday and included around 40 boaters. Due to the cool weather, rain and winds, another event is scheduled for this Sunday with hopes of greater numbers.