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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — STOCKTON — At 2:28 a.m. Sunday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office observed a traffic infraction. When initiating the stop, the vehicle fled the scene. The operator of the vehicle was later identified as Eric J. Johnson, 46, of Jamestown. ...

Five years later

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As a reminder of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on our nation’s capital, a dozen or so determined demonstrators stood at the corner of Main and Temple streets in Fredonia on its fifth anniversary last week. On that day rioters broke into the Capitol, did damage, and disrupted the proceedings which ...

Ripley takes actions on plant, properties

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Town of Ripley Council members passed a resolution at their meeting in December increasing the bond anticipation note for improvements to the wastewater treatment facility from $1,838,050 to $1.9 million. The resolution stated that "due to increases in certain project and construction-related ...

Frewsburg OKs football merger with SWCS

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FREWSBURG - For the second year, the Frewsburg Central School School District will merge its Varsity Football team with the Southwestern Central School District. In a unanimous vote, the Frewsburg Board of Education Thursday approved the merger for the 2026-2027 school year. “A year ago, ...

Man dies in car-pedestrian accident in Jamestown

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A Jamestown resident died Saturday after a car-pedestrian accident on Falconer Street near Bowen Street. Jamestown police reported Monday that officers responded to the scene at 6:08 p.m. Saturday on Falconer Street to find a man had been hit by a motor vehicle. Officers found Kendel R. Bell, ...