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Health officials discuss smoking, vaping challenges

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The good news is that traditional tobacco smoking rates in Chautauqua County are declining. The bad news is that vaping appears to be taking its place. Members of the county Health Department recently gave a presentation at a legislature committee meeting regarding smoking and vaping. ...

PVCS budget, reserves facing scrutiny

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SOUTH DAYTON — The 2026-27 Pine Valley school budget proposal shows no tax increase to district residents. Never has a zero-increase drawn more criticism. The reason for the objection is less about this year, but more about how things got to this point. Joe Kortz, a member of the South ...

Person Dies After Sunday Stabbing In Jamestown

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Jamestown police are investigating a Sunday stabbing that has left a person dead. On Sunday, May 3, around 4:30 a.m. city police officers responded to the area of Lakeview Avenue and East Eighth Street for a report of a stabbing victim. Once on scene, officers located an unresponsive person ...

Community Notebook

Community Notebook

Central Ave. paving set for week Central Avenue in Fredonia will be closed for paving from Forbes place to the Temple Street intersection on Monday and Tuesday beginning at 7 a.m. until completion each day. If you have any questions please call the Streets Department at 716-679-2304. Class ...

Area Police

Area police

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT -An 18-year-old Jamestown man was charged May 5 with criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and resisting arrest. According to police, at 5:52 p.m., officers responded to a domestic dispute in progress at a southside address. After investigation, ...

City promotes PFAS money, water system

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New payouts on a settlement over removal of PFAS from Dunkirk drinking water gave the city another chance to tout its water system. City Department of Public Works Director Randy Woodbury sent a press release about the two payouts totaling more than $40,000. “The city water treatment plant ...