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Plan to post county elected officials’ salaries online proceeds

Chautauqua County is moving ahead with plans to publish the salaries of elected county officials on its website. The only significant change from the original proposal is that it would be done in the fall rather than the spring. In March, County Legislator Fred Larson, D-Jamestown, introduced a resolution that would require salaries of legislators, the executive, the clerk and the sheriff be posted on the county website by April 30 of each year. Larson noted that all legislators, the executive, the clerk and the sheriff are getting annual raises according to the Consumer Price ...

New CHQ Transit building will cost $450,000 to construct

The long-awaited building in the city of Jamestown that will serve as a hub for riders on CHQ Transit will still cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to construct, but at least it's significantly cheaper than it was a year ago. During the recent Chautauqua County Planning Board, county ...

Dunkirk man charged after fentanyl, meth seized in Pomfret

An investigation into narcotics activity in Pomfret has led to the arrest of a Dunkirk man. A search warrant was executed at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday by narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and the Jamestown Police Department at 5341 Van Buren Road. Located inside ...

City man pleads guilty in pair of gun incidents

MAYVILLE – A Dunkirk man who went to trial and got a hung jury after being accused of unintentionally shooting two youths in a 2022 drive-by incident in Dunkirk has accepted a plea agreement instead of having another trial. The new trial, which was on the court calendar for next week, was ...

Water issues spill over again

Fredonia’s “Save Our Reservoir” group was out in force at the Board of Trustees meeting. Nevertheless, the board authorized Mayor Michael Ferguson to sign an engineering contract for a move to the North County Water District’s supply. The $2.7 million contract with LaBella is a key ...

Silver Creek schools to evaluate later start to day

SILVER CREEK — It stands to reason that well-rested students are in a better position to succeed at school. After several months of research, the Silver Creek Central School District has come to the conclusion that a change in start time could potentially benefit the student ...