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Local farmers feel effects of Iran conflict with fertilizer increase

As the conflict in Iran continues, locally, farmers are or will soon be feeling the effects, specifically when it comes to the price of fertilizer. Katelyn Miller, Cornell Cooperative Extension field crops specialist, said effects from the Iran conflict will be felt in a number of ways by ...

SUNY Fredonia announces new Provost

The State University of New York at Fredonia has appointed Julie Gorlewski, Ph.D., as its next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, President Stephen H. Kolison Jr. announced. Gorlewski currently serves as the Klara and Larry Silverstein Dean of the School of Education at Hunter ...

Webster named to Buffalo Broadcasters’ HOF

Dennis Webster, a longtime area broadcaster for WJTN, is one of six inductees into the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame inductees. “From historic headlines to everyday human stories, broadcasters have helped tell the story of Western New York while bringing our community closer ...

Area police

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Timothy W. Ellis, 58, of Jamestown was charged March 18 with third-degree burglary, and petit larceny. According to police, at about 11:12 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Allen Street and Foote Avenue for a report of a man that matched the ...

City man charged after narcotics investigation

A 45-year-old city man is facing charges after an investigation into narcotics activity Wednesday. A search warrant was executed by Dunkirk Police Department as well as investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and the Jamestown Police Department at 209 Lincoln Ave., lower ...

JCC notes enrollment increase for spring

Enrollment at SUNY Jamestown Community College continues to climb this spring semester. Total headcount rose in spring 2026 by 5.6 percent over spring 2025. College leaders reported that 1,912 students enrolled for the spring semester, 60 percent of which are enrolled full-time and 40 ...