We’re lucky that, so far, it’s been a pretty mild winter. Late last year it was discovered that two Code Blue shelters in Jamestown that opened in the winter of 2022-23 wouldn’t be opening for this winter. Then, earlier this week, The Post-Journal reported on the unexpected closure of ...

Mitch McConnell created a Beltway stir (last week) when the press reported that the Senate GOP leader had cast doubt on a deal for border security and aid to Ukraine and Israel. Republicans said later the stories were overbaked, but Mr. McConnell is right about the choice Republicans face at a ...

City Council members made the right decision, in our view, by not backing bike lanes on East Second Street at the expense of on-street parking for businesses and homes on the southwest side of the street. As we’ve stated, removing the on-street parking on the 1.75-mile stretch of road ...

Chautauqua County’s addition of EMS fly cars has been a literal lifesaver for many in Chautauqua County. The system, which is backed by county taxpayers, has taken some of the pressure off of many of the county’s rural fire departments that have struggled over the years to recruit new ...

It would be a shame to see a major change to the Jamestown High School marching band. The JHS marching band has earned five championships in its recent history - 1992, 2002, 2014, 2015 and 2018 - in a history that dates back to 1924. But it was really in the late 1980s that the Jamestown ...

City Council members are poised to vote tonight on a proposal to eliminate parking on the southwest side of East Second Street from East Fourth Street to Tiffany Avenue. The proposal calls for a dedicated bike lane to be added to the eastbound lane of East Second Street while the westbound ...