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Deadly shooting under investigation in city

The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on South Gazelle Street late Thursday. Officers responded to the area around 9:54 p.m. and located an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Brooks Memorial Hospital, where ...

Area Police

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Adam J. Garbrandt, 22, of Jamestown, was charged June 11 with third-degree criminal mischief, and second-degree assault. According to police, at about 7:32 a.m., officers responded to a downtown establishment for a reported disorderly person complaint. Officers, police said, were advised that a male allegedly had broken out a window at the establishment, and left the scene. Officers were able to locate Garbrandt a short distance away, and he was placed into custody. While officers were waiting for EMS personnel to respond to evaluate Garbrandt, he ...

Community Notebook

‘Be the Hero’ scholarship winners announced The winners of the “988 Be the Hero” scholarship include residents of Chautauqua County who are pursuing a degree in the medical or mental health field. On June 2, the board met to review the essays, and the following winners were chosen. Katherine “Kayde” Fitzgerald has been awarded the $1,000 scholarship to continue her coursework for clinical mental health counseling. Fitzgerald is currently the school counselor at the Brocton Central School. Upon graduation she plans to remain in Chautauqua County as a clinical mental health ...

Step Up for Autism adds color, set for Thursday

The Resource Center will host the annual Step Up for Autism on Thursday and this year’s event promises to be the most colorful. Organizers have created a “color run” for this year’s main activity. Participants will have the option of walking or running along a 3-mile route through Celoron. Along the way, they’ll pass stations where they can walk through a mist of powdered paint tossed into the air by volunteers. Folks who prefer to take part in the event without getting covered in paint can opt to bypass the paint stations. For those who want to be part of the fun but ...

Public to get first glance of C/S/P Study Tuesday

CLYMER - The merger feasibility study for Clymer, Sherman and Panama Central Schools has finished, and is set to be presented in a joint board meeting on Tuesday. Clymer Central School’s Board of Education discussed the upcoming Joint Board of Education meeting between the three schools ...

Silver Creek nears deal with CSEA

SILVER CREEK — An agreement between the Village of Silver Creek and CSEA Local Unit 6315 is nearly finalized. The Village Board tabled the agreement at its latest meeting to allow for more time for the Village Board, legal counsel, and the local union representatives to review the terms ...