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Former Lakeview Shock inmate sentenced in attack

A former inmate of the correctional facility in Brocton has been sentenced after being found guilty of attacking multiple corrections officers. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Friday that 37-year-old Windsor Coleman, formerly of Massapequa, NY was sentenced in Chautauqua County Court on Sept. 23 to an indeterminate state prison sentence of 20 years to life, following his convictions in June after a jury trial in which Coleman was found guilty of four counts of second-degree assault committed against correction officers while Coleman and two counts of ...

Kennedy man charged with rape

A Kennedy man has been charged on multiple rape charges following a secret indictment. According to Chautauqua County Assistant District Attorney Mike Pisko, Major Sterns was indicted on three counts of first-degree rape and three counts of third-degree rape following a court appearance Aug. ...

Dunkirk woman sentenced to probation in government theft case

BUFFALO – Angela Kellogg, 35, of Dunkirk, who was convicted of theft of government money, was sentenced to serve three years’ probation by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. In July 2020, Kellogg provided her identification information and social security number to a co-conspirator, ...

DiNapoli report notes obvious: city facing high fiscal stress

The city of Dunkirk’s government was designated as facing the highest category of financial stress in a regular report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller. The office reports twice a year on financial stress faced by municipalities across the state, excluding New York ...

School mourning death of Silver Creek teen

SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek Central School is mourning the death of a student. Keira (Koda) Beckstrom died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a train. Just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident on the CSX railroad tracks in the ...

Dunkirk cancels Friday football vs. Iroquois

A lack of available players has forced the cancellation of Friday's Dunkirk varsity football game against Iroquois. On Wednesday evening, the district announced the decision to not play the contest against Iroquois, originally scheduled for 7 p.m. "At this time, our program does not have a ...