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Lucille Ball Comedy Festival reaches milestone anniversary

Journey Gunderson has organized roughly one-third of the 35 Lucille Ball Comedy Festivals held in Jamestown. First hosted back in 1991 as the Lucille Ball Festival of New Comedy, the festival has changed a lot over the years. An early emphasis on live comedy gave way to remembrances of ...

Purina helping 4-H series of programs for dog-loving youth

SHERMAN – Have you ever seen a dog spin in midair to catch a flying frisbee or navigate a complicated pattern of obstacles on an agility course and thought “How do they train their dog to do that?” Dog Sports Day is your answer! Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County 4-H is ...

Electrovaya enters agreement with Amazon

Prices of Electrovaya’s stock rose sharply recently after the company announced a commercial agreement with Amazon, Electrovaya’s largest customer. At the close of business Wednesday, Electrovaya's stock price had increased 28.9% since announcing the agreement with Amazon. Electrovaya officials said the relationship with Amazon is expected to support the continued deployment of Electrovaya’s Infinity Battery Technology in material handling operations and potential expanded engagement on robotics and energy storage. As part of the agreement, Amazon will receive warrants to ...

Sales include buildings for future lifestyle businesses

Some new lifestyle businesses are coming to Mayville. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 11-15. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available ...

Discovering a herd of tree cattle

Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist We are in the midst of summer camp season here at Audubon, and with camp comes a plethora of discoveries. While campers are exploring the woods, ponds, and fields, they often find strange and wonderful things—things that even our seasoned staff ...

County awarded $1M mental health service grant

The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support comprehensive community mental health services for children with serious emotional disturbances. The funding is provided through the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) program and will help strengthen access to coordinated behavioral health services for children and families throughout Chautauqua County. "Every child deserves access to the mental health care and ...