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Silver Creek church moves service to Saturday SILVER CREEK — Trinity Lutheran Church has changed its Sunday service to Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. Pastor Matthew Schettler of St. Paul's in Fredonia is serving as our vacancy pastor. On Saturday morning following worship, the ...

City man charged after domestic dispute

Area police

After a reported domestic dispute, a Jamestown Man is facing many charges. Xavier L. Williams, 25, of Jamestown, was charged Jan. 22 second-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, second-degree harassment, ...

Area police

Area police

DUNKIRK POLICE — On Jan. 10, around 10:41 p.m., police responded to a local store for a past tense shoplifting. Officers reviewed store footage and identified the subject as Marcus Valez, 25, taking a 6 pack of Natural Ice Beer. Valez was located a few days later and issued an appearance ...

State awaits info on Sheridan Bay Park

Local/Region

SHERIDAN — New town Supervisor Stephen Roach recently attended the pre-construction meeting for Phase II of renovations to the Sheridan Bay Park campground. Roach noted the meeting was “well-attended” by the contractors and other interested parties. He added, “I thought everything went ...

Dems decry $2B in federal cuts on substance abuse

Local/Region

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined 19 Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for answers over its recent ploy to cut nearly $2 billion in federal funding for critical substance abuse and mental health services, ...

Lake Shore reports record earnings in 2025

Business

Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Lake Shore Bank, reported unaudited net income of $1.9 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to net income of $1.5 million, or 19 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024. For the year ...