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County Legislature Passes Measure to Adjust Management Salary Ranges
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10/12/2026 2:31:30 PM
Chautauqua County lawmakers recently okayed an amendment to a local law, modifying salary ranges assigned to county managers, based on cost of living. During last month's legislature meeting in Mayville, that amendment passed in an 11-6 vote. Jamestown Democrat Tom Nelson, one of the co-sponsors, says he supported it when it entered committee, but he had a change of heart after doing more resear...read more
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State Troopers Find Fake Registration Sticker on Vehicle Traveling in WNY
2026-10-12 02:52
A motorist traveling in Western New York apparently did not have the right prescription for a legitimate registration sticker on their vehicle's windshield. In a Facebook post on Monday, State Police shared a photo of a fake sticker located by Troop A Interstate Patrol during a traffic stop. The sticker contains instructions for a medication called permethrin, which is used to treat scabies and ...read more
NWS Recounts 20th Anniversary of 'October Surprise' Snowstorm
2026-10-12 01:12
You may have heard the words "October surprise" during an election season, but it's also used to describe a lake effect snowstorm that impacted parts of Western New York 20 years ago today. The National Weather Service in Buffalo says a localized, intense, and early season lake effect snowstorm hit the Buffalo area on October 13, 2006, dumping upwards of two feet of heavy, wet snow from a narrow...read more
Prices at the Pump Holding Steady from Last Week
2026-10-12 12:22
Gas prices have held steady over the past week, but they are still at their highest level for this time of year. According to AAA, Monday's national average at the pump is $4.36 per gallon, which is down by roughly a penny. New York State's average fell by nearly two cents to $4.46. And the average for Chautauqua County rose by a little over a cent to $4.43. One year ago, the national and s...read more
City Council President Has Mixed Feelings About Tentative Jamestown Budget
2026-10-12 09:35
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund's proposed 2027 city budget is not "an ugly one," but it's not a good one, either. Those are the feelings of City Council President Regina Brackman following the Mayor's release of her tentative $47.3 million spending plan that increases the city's property tax rate by 7.26%. It raises the tax rate by $1.87 to $27.63 per thousand assessed value. Brackman says she is h...read more
What's Closed on Columbus Day
2026-10-12 06:56
Today is the federal holiday of Columbus Day, which recognizes the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492. Federal government offices, along with most local and state government offices, will be closed. There will also be no regular U.S. Postal Service mail delivery. Local school districts will also be closed, along with most major banks. In more recent years, the holiday has be...read more
LoGuidice Center Welcomes New Culinary Arts Instructor
2026-10-11 07:21
The BOCES LoGuidice Center in Fredonia has a new Culinary Arts instructor. Chrissy Conklin brings nearly a decade of culinary industry experience to her new role. She also knows the Career & Technical Education (CTE) experience from the student perspective, having completed the Culinary Arts program at the Hewes Educational Center in Ashville while in high school. That first-hand experi...read more
Opera House Cancels Lecture Series Program on Toby Halicki
2026-10-11 06:36
A program at the Fredonia Opera House exploring the life and career of filmmaker and Dunkirk native H.B. "Toby" Halicki has been cancelled. Executive Director Rick Davis says the Opera House 2026 lecture series program "From Junkman to Stuntman to Car Crash King: Toby Halicki and Gone in 60 Seconds" that was originally scheduled for Thursday, October 15th will not be rescheduled. No reason was p...read more
Woman Charged with Passing Stopped Southwestern School Bus While Impaired
2026-10-11 05:20
A Jamestown woman is facing charges after allegedly passing a stopped school bus while impaired. Ellicott Town Police responded to school zone operations following a Southwestern school bus on Fairmount Avenue during the morning of October 2nd. Officers say 58-year-old Debra Leeper was found to have passed the bus while its red lights were activated. She was arrested on charges of passing a scho...read more
CVCS Temporarily Closing Fitness Center After Transformer Overheats
2026-10-11 02:14
The Cassadaga Valley Central School District says its Fitness Center will be closed for at least the coming week after one of the building's unit heater transformers overheated and began to smoke Saturday evening. Firefighters from Sinclairville, Gerry and Cassadaga to a fire alarm at the facility shortly before 6:45 PM. In a Facebook post, the district stated that its facilities team determined...read more
Local Government Officials Celebrate 4-H Week
2026-10-11 12:57
Government officials at the county and state levels have been celebrating National 4-H week, which wrapped up on Saturday. During the Chautauqua County Legislature's monthly meeting in September, lawmakers passed a resolution commemorating 4-H Week and the county's 4-H program, with legislators Fred Johnson of Westfield and Tom Nelson of Jamestown declaring it "4-H Week" in the county. Stat...read more
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