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Rolison sentenced for prison contraband

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Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday that Randall Rolison, 61, of Jamestown, was sentenced on his conviction for first-degree promoting prison contraband, a class D felony, to two to four years in state prison to run consecutive to the lengthy prison sentences he ...

Tribute gifts to Foundation leave legacy

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Tribute Gifts offer a unique opportunity to recognize someone who has memorably touched your life. Remembering a family member, a dear friend, or a colleague (in life or in death) is something that many members in our community customarily do at the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation ...

Storm causes power outage in Hanover

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OBSERVER Staff Report HANOVER — A widespread power outage in the town of Hanover was caused by a storm late Wednesday afternoon. Reports of a tree falling onto a power line on Routes 5 and 20 near Save A Lot left many residences and businesses without power. According to one source, an ...

Four arrested following Fredonia drug search

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Four people have been arrested following an eight-month investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area. Investigators had been investigating narcotics activity that spread from the city to the village. Tuesday morning officers from the Dunkirk Police Department ...

Fredonia eyes 55% tax hike, sets budget talks

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There is a 55% property tax increase in Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson’s proposed 2025-26 budget. The number will almost certainly change as village trustees look over the plan and suggest changes. The trustees set dates to meet about the budget at their Monday meeting. “We’ll need at ...