U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Edward E. Leeper Jr. aka Edward E. Barnes Jr., 47, of Jamestown, with attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking, kidnapping, aiding and abetting, distribution of fentanyl, and maintaining ...

Photos courtesy of Jay Lin An early morning fire in the city of Dunkirk was under investigation. At 1:30 a.m. Friday, the Dunkirk Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 9 East Howard Ave. Upon arrival, crews found smoke and fire coming from a rear window of the ...

The sixth regular meeting of the 2025-2026 season of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club was hosted at the home of Susan Westling. President Karin S. Cockram welcomed Club members to the meeting. After a brief business meeting concluded, a paper by Joyce Haines on the U.S. Japanese Internment ...

Dunkirk Secondary School has announced the honor and merit rolls for the first quarter. HONOR ROLL Seventh Grade — Adelaide Allen, Anna Amidon, Yenziell Archilla Rodriguez, Rosette Bache, William Bautista Rojas, Cleon Clayton, Kenlianny Figueroa Norat, Taicheliz Gonzalez Torres, Gabriella ...

Chautauqua County is going to be leasing additional space from Jamestown. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers approved an agreement to lease 2,180 square feet of space on the third floor of the Jamestown Municipal Building, which will be used by the county’s Department of ...

CLYMER — Clymer residents will see a roughly 7.4% tax levy increase next year. During the November board meeting, the Clymer town board approved overriding the 2% tax cap levy limit before moving onto a quick budget review. Changes since the last meeting include an increase in highway ...