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DMV administrator to get salary increase

MAYVILLE – A member of the Department of Motor Vehicles is getting a salary increase, but not all county officials support the move. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution to reallocate the salary grade for the motor vehicles administrator from grade 14 to grade 17 by a 12-5 vote. The step level of the administrator was not announced. According to the CSEA 6300 Salary Schedule, a Grade 14 Step 3 employee receives $25.91 an hour. A Grade 17 Step 3 employee receives $28.28 an hour. A Grade 14 Step 11 employee receives $33.71 an hour ...

Silver Creek Senior Citizens meet

SILVER CREEK – The Silver Creek Seniors met on June 9th with 15 in attendance. Some of the members chose to watch the historic Big Boy Steam Engine come through the area instead of attending the meeting. Those at the meeting got to hear it, but not see it when it went through Silver Creek. Secretary Lorrie Newman opened the meeting with all saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing God Bless America. Chaplain Pauline Flitt read “Life’s Pathway” and offered a blessing of the members and food. Lunch consisted of a wide variety of delicious salads. Winners of the door prizes ...

K9 Complex building effort starts in Sherman

SHERMAN - While Chautauqua County may always be Buffalo Bills and Sabres country, another competition is drawing more followers than ever — dog sports. After realizing the need for a place to train dogs for competition,Christine McKay conceived the idea of creating The K9 Complex, a dog ...

FAIR News Act heads to Hochul for signature

The state Legislature has passed legislation that will require notification if news organizations use artificial intelligence while generating news content. The legislation passed the Senate 53-7 with Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, among the no votes. The Assembly vote was 130-1 with ...

Thule Lodge holds memorial service

FALCONER — The Thule Lodge is the Swedish organization formed 119 years ago in the Jamestown area. The lodge was formed to help the Swedish immigrants with their housing, employment and schooling. Many of the Swedish people found employment in the many furniture factories which were in the ...

State-backed CLP, NC State study begins

Work has begun in earnest on a state-backed study by the Chautauqua Lake Partnership and North Carolina State University. In April, the CLP announced that it had received $42,813 from the state DEC for a project that will focus on evaluating potential ecological trends and thresholds to ...