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Inmate killed in Collins Correctional Facility

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COLLINS – An inmate in a Western New York facility has apparently been killed by a fellow inmate. According to State Police, on Tuesday at about 11 p.m., the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision notified the Bureau of Criminal Investigation of an altercation at Collins Correctional Facility that resulted in the death of an incarcerated individual. The preliminary investigation revealed that an incarcerated individual attacked a second incarcerated individual in a Residential Rehabilitation Unit, resulting in serious physical injury. The incarcerated victim was ...

WWII plane to visit Fly In Breakfast Sunday

Business

The Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club is welcoming a historic World War II warplane at its 59th Annual Fly-In Breakfast on Sunday, July 26, at the Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport located at 3389 Middle Road. The National Warplane Museum, a volunteer-run non-profit organization based in ...

Opera House to screen ‘Disclosure Day’

Community News

The Cinema Series continues at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center with screenings of “Disclosure Day” Saturday, July 25, and Tuesday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. The Tuesday night screening will be shown with captions visible on the screen. If you found out we weren’t ...

Gowanda re-elects Graham as School Board President

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GOWANDA — Max Graham will remain as the President of the Gowanda Board of Education. His fellow Board members did not leave the door open for any alternative, as he was nominated and elected by a vote of 6-0. At his side will be John Waterman, who was elected as Vice President. Like Graham, ...

Two charged after incidents at Falconer hotels

Area police

FALCONER - Issues at Ellicott hotels drew a pair of police responses over the past week., including a woman who ran from police during a warrant check Sunday. Jasmine N. Calloway, 41, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree escape, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and two counts of petit larceny at 10:58 a.m. Sunday. Ellicott police report conducting a warrant check at a Falconer hotel where it is alleged Calloway had an active arrest warrant for her arrest. Calloway was taken into custody on the arrest warrant and shortly after being placed under arrest, ...

Fredonia officials debate filmed workshops

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Fredonia village officials recently questioned the continued videotaping of trustees’ workshops. Fredonia Fire Chief Joshua Myers said he thought it was decided that workshops would no longer be on camera. “It never happened, I’m not sure why,” Myers said. He was speaking at one of said workshops, with his comments still available to anyone with Internet access. Trustee Paul Wandel replied, “I think the reasoning for the concerns for having on camera, there were some sensitive areas of information that we didn’t want to have publicized.” Myers touched on the subtle ...