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RV strikes Willow Road Bridge in Dunkirk

DUNKIRK — The Willow Road Bridge has claimed another vehicle as its victim. Around noon Tuesday, an RV struck the bridge, which allows for passage under the railroad tracks for vehicles 10 feet tall and under. The RV clearly missed that sign, as the top of the vehicle struck the bridge and ...

Carlson to present at Chautauqua Town Historical meeting

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson will present “Before 1776: The French in Chautauqua County” Thursday at 7 p.m., in the Chautauqua Town Hall meeting room, 2 Academy St, Mayville. The program will be hosted by the Chautauqua Town Historical Society. Carlson will ...

Ox Roast benefits St. Jude’s on Sunday

Fredonia’s Sicilian Historical Society is throwing a party to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The group of about 120 members, which operates Gumba’s restaurant on Orchard Street in Fredonia, will host “The Ox Roast at the Dunkirk Lighthouse” all day Sunday, July ...

Council takes action on courtyard, BESS

The Dunkirk Common Council approved leasing out part of the Washington Avenue parking lot, backed an arrangement with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) lawyers, and addressed a botched Central Avenue property transfer last week. The property transfer, concerning a courtyard next ...

Area police

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Katie E. Keeler, 34, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal contempt at 5:29 p.m. Sunday after officers responded to a north side home for a reported unwanted person. Officers arrived on the scene and found that Keeler allegedly violated a stay away Order of Protection with the victim. Keeler was found a short distance away and charged without incident. She was taken to the city jail until she could be arraigned. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - A youth was taken to Oishei's Children's Hospital by STAT Medivac for treatment of ...

Cirbus joins General Physician medical staff

General Physician has announced the addition of James Cirbus, MD, FACC, cardiologist, to its medical staff located at 3898 Vineyard Drive, Suite 3, Dunkirk. Dr. Cirbus joins the existing cardiology team in the General Physician Dunkirk office, which includes Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed, MD, and ...