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Fredonia Woman Calls $4,000 Water Bill ‘Insane’

A Fredonia woman is enraged over her recent $4,000 water bill. “$4,000 for five people. That is insane,” said Ashley DiFrancesco on Friday. That bill is for an apartment complex on Brigham Road over 62 days from March to May. DiFrancesco said previous bills, for the same period of time, ...

Giving Back

At its recent board meeting in July, the St. Luke’s Thrift Shop Board approved nearly $20,000 in its summer allocations to support a range of organizations that serve vulnerable populations across the Jamestown area. The all-volunteer run Thrift Shop, located in a former house for clergy on ...

FEMA To Host Community Meeting

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct an informative presentation on the newly redrawn and revised floodplains for the area. Representatives from FEMA will be hosting an informative community meeting on July 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Fireplace Room of the James ...

Steve Miller Band Cancels Tour

Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to his band, its fans and crew. The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across ...

Crash champs: Fair demolition derby brings the hits

Sunday’s Demolition Derby at the Chautauqua County Fair brought plenty of action and hits. The event opened with the Pro Stock Full Size event which this year featured only three cars. Evan King took third place, Brooke King took second and Denis White took first. The next event was the ...