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Dunkirk City Schools Preparing for Budget Vote and Election
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5/13/2025 12:37:11 PM
The Dunkirk City School District is gearing up for its upcoming budget vote and election. Superintendent Mike Mansfield, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Tuesday, says voters will cast their ballots on Tuesday, May 20th from 12:00-9:00 PM at the auxiliary gymnasium at the high school. Mansfield says there are three things voters will decide on. One of them is the adopted $60.6 mi...read more
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Fraud Complaint in Bemus Point Leads to Two Arrests
2025-05-13 05:16
Two Jamestown residents are facing charges stemming from a fraud complaint in the Village of Bemus Point earlier this month. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to an address on Main Street on May 2nd and found that 51-year-old Scott George and 32-year-old Cody George allegedly forged a check, issuing it to another person and obtaining money from that person. Both men were arrested Tu...read more
Area Leaders Urge Langworthy to Protect Medicaid
2025-05-13 04:44
Area health care advocates were in Dunkirk on Tuesday with a message for Congressman Nick Langworthy: "Hands off Medicaid." Union representatives, along with local community and faith leaders, held a press conference in Washington Park urging Langworthy to reject any cuts to Medicaid in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's reconciliation bill. Lona DeNisco, a registered nurse from Silver Cr...read more
Barcelona Lighthouse Tower Restoration Project Completed
2025-05-13 02:29
A rehabilitation project at the historic Barcelona Lighthouse tower is now complete. On Tuesday, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) announced the completion of the $2.9 million project Tuesday afternoon. This completion will now enable the public to further experience this historic site by ascending the top of the tower and enjoying the view of ...read more
Jamestown Woman Sentenced in Meth Trafficking Probe
2025-05-13 12:21
A Jamestown woman will spend seven years in state prison following her conviction on two Class B felony charges that resulted from an investigation into methamphetamine trafficking. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt says 48-year-old Lisa Tibbetts was also sentenced Monday to two years post-release supervision for two counts of 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substa...read more
One Dead, One Critically Injured After House Explosion in Lake View
2025-05-13 08:17
A 78-year-old woman died, while a 78-year-old man is in critical condition after a house exploded Monday evening in Lake View. According to Hamburg Town Police, Joene Pease was found dead as the result of the explosion at an address on West Lane, while John Pease was transported to ECMC. The explosion destroyed that residence, and several others sustained heat damage from the blast. A fireman an...read more
Morning Fire Extensively Damages Mobile Home in Ellery
2025-05-13 06:15
An early morning fire extensively damaged a residence in the Town of Ellery on Tuesday. Fluvanna Fire received mutual aid from several neighboring departments in responding to the fire at the High Acres Mobile Home Park on Dutch Hollow Road shortly after 5:00 AM. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team says it could not determine an immediate cause due to the extent of the damage, plus the...read more
Pine Valley Students Volunteer in Cleanup Project at Group Homes
2025-05-12 09:06
The Pine Valley Central School District's junior class recently participated in a group community service project by going to the Western New York Developmental Disabilities Office homes in Perrysburg to help with outdoor spring cleaning. The juniors assisted cleanup at three different group homes. Under the direction of Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Maltbie, and group home staff, the 11th-graders weeded flo...read more
Langworthy Supports House Energy and Commerce Committee's Reconciliation Bill
2025-05-12 08:49
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Sunday released the text of a reconciliation bill that will be considered Tuesday afternoon at the budget reconciliation markup. According to committee chair Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, the bill "supports the rapid innovation of American industry, strengthens Medicaid, and ends spending on Green New Deal-style waste." Western New York Congressman Nick La...read more
Man Sentenced to Prison for Starting Fire on Railroad Tracks in Farnham
2025-05-12 07:30
A man who deliberately set several tires on fire on railroad tracks behind a residence in the Village of Farnham in June 2023 will spend time in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Monday that 34-year-old Michael Benitez of Buffalo has been sentenced to two years and three months behind bars following his conviction on a charge of attempt to wreck, derail, set fire to, or d...read more
VITA Program Returns Over $1.5 Million in Tax Refunds to County Residents
2025-05-12 04:06
The United Way of Chautauqua County helped return more than $1.5 million in tax refunds to county residents through this year's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. That from Executive Director Amy Rohler, who says they partnered with several local libraries, SUNY Fredonia, and some nonprofits in facilitating the program across the county. Rohler says nearly 1,300 households were assi...read more
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