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County legislature will not change public comment

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There will be no change to the second privilege of the floor at Chautauqua County Legislature. Members of the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee voted on Tuesday to postpone the resolution indefinitely, effectively killing it. Committee members unanimously approved the ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Daniel J. Pfaffenbach, 45, was charged Wednesday with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. According to police, at about 11:58 p.m., officers were patrolling in the area of Windsor and Harrison streets, and after an observed traffic ...

Gunshots in city lead to weapons, drug charges for man

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An incident involving gunshots has led to charges for a 32-year-old man. Dunkirk police report Donte Chambers is facing charges of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, fourth-degree criminal possession of a stolen weapon and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled ...

Responders praise drill in life-saving rescue

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CHAUTAUQUA — The Chautauqua Fire Department is praising a drill last weekend that helped in an ice-water rescue Wednesday evening. On a Facebook post, the department reported it was dispatched for a report of a person who swam through the water after a snowmobile fell through the ice. ...

Ripley man charged in sex abuse case

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RIPLEY -- A town man is facing charges after an alleged sex offense. Around 1 p.m. Feb. 12, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office was made aware of the incident. Sheriff's Office Road Patrol and Criminal Investigators conducted a preliminary investigation that led to the identification of a ...

Town tries on address snowmobile parking, but state rejects ask

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ARKWRIGHT — The Town of Arkwright has heard parking concerns along Meadows Road this winter as it pertains to snowmobiling. After what Supervisor Brian McAvoy described as “a good faith effort,” the Town has ended its pursuit of a solution with the state of New York. “We asked for ...