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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The prosecutors waiting to charge Michael Burham with a series of crimes don't know when he will be brought back to the area. Burham was captured in South Carolina last week after a 13 day manhunt that started in Jamestown earlier this month. Now, the Chautauqua...

BEMUS POINT, NY (WNY News Now) – An Ellery man now faces charges related to shooting a gun near other individuals over the weekend. Officers responded to a complaint of gunshots on Dutch Hollow Road in the Town of Ellery Sunday. Upon investigation, police determined that 40-year-old Michael Morrison...

Chautauqua County has received the state’s accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Sheriff Jim Quattrone announced the accreditation designation to the County Legislature at their monthly meeting on May 24. He said Chautauqua County is one of under five counties in New York State to have the designation.

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – To some, Memorial Day is just another day on the calendar, but organizers and onlookers for the Jamestown Memorial Day Parade understand the significance of the holiday. From floats to guest speakers, those in the parade and subsequent ceremony, wanted to make sure...

The Sheriff's Office Marine Division located the fisherman submerged in water near a vessel in the area of Bemus Point.

Jamestown High School recently held its annual Induction Ceremony for the Jamestown Chapter of the National Honor Society this week with 52 new inductees. The ceremony included the JHS tradition of teachers introducing each candidate, as well as the lighting of the scholarship candle, which represents scholarship, service, leadership and character; the Honor Society poem, and pledge.

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Unsolved Chautauqua has released an enhanced drawing of the victim in a nearly 40 year-old cold case. According to a post on their Facebook page, a forensic artist from the Netherlands shared the enhanced drawing of Ellery Jane Doe. Ellery Jane Doe was found on Highway...

Eight Jamestown High School students were named All Western New York Scholar Athletes for the winter athletics season by Section VI. Eligible students are seniors involved in a winter sport who had a cumulative grade-point average of 90% or higher. “We are proud of these students for their accomplishments in...

A Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) driver and a passenger are both injured after having a shootout during a ride. As CNN reported, the May 18 incident started when the passenger, identified as Omarri Shariff Tobias, asked the driver to let him off between designated bus stops. The driver, David...

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – For three years in a row, the Jamestown Unitarian Universalist Congregation has set up a ‘Free Books’ table on holidays. For this year’s Memorial Day parade, the committee had a wide array of books on display for all ages to take as they please, in efforts to educate and encourage reading.

RUSSELL, Pa. – A group of Beaty teachers made impassioned pleas to the Warren County School District Board of Directors during Monday’s committee meetings for assistance with discipline issues at the school. Each of the teachers who spoke has been teaching for 15 or more years, and each...

You will find a bounty of beautifully restored classic boats at the Lawson Center Museum located on Chautauqua Lake in Bemus point. The site has been associated with the boats since the 1890's.

The Jamestown High School Varsity Boys Swimming team will be merging with three other districts for the 2023-24 school year. Jamestown School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker said the merger with Frewsburg, Southwestern, and Falconer is due to number of participants across all four districts. Frewsburg will be the host school.

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Chautauqua County Government‘s Budget Director is retiring. Kathleen Dennison will retire from her position effective June 2, 2023. She first began her career with the County on July 7, 2011 as a Principal Account Clerk with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. She was later appointed as an Accounting Supervisor, a position she held for two years, before being appointed as Budget Director for the Chautauqua County Department of Finance on Feb. 1, 2017.

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office is currently searching for a missing elderly man with known heart issues and possible dementia.

On the first Sunday of each month, you can bring your 2 – 8 year old(s) to Audubon Community Nature Center for a free nature-based story time. Children’s books are powerful tools to connect children to nature and establish a strong foundation for their educational journey. Join storyteller...

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 66-year-old Ohio man was killed after falling overboard on a boat on Chautauqua Lake on Friday morning, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say they responded to the call of a fisherman overboard around 8:30 a.m. Friday. Authorities located a vessel matching the description in the area […]

Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities has announced Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days in Dunkirk, Mayville, and Falconer, NY. The events allow residents to dispose of hazardous chemicals and used paint for free.

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities‘ Electric Division has earned the American Public Power Association (APPA) Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2022. The utility earned a First-Place award in the E category for electric utilities with 153,685 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. This year, 283...