Seven weeks ago, Fredonia and Gowanda-Pine Valley squared off in a very close, back-and-forth game where the Hillbillies prevailed by a two-point margin after six lead changes. On Wednesday, the two Class C South football rivals had a rematch at the Orange Bowl, this time with the Class C Chuck Funke Bowl championship on the line, and the outcome was drastically different this time around. In a ga...read more

Family, friends, and members of the Fletcher Elementary School community gathered last week to dedicate a chestnut oak and memorial stone in memory of Johnny LaMancuso, who passed away in April shortly after his 10th birthday following a battle with Ewing sarcoma. According to Jamestown Public Schools, LaMancuso loved collecting and cracking acorns with his grandfather, and a tree near the ...read more

The City of Dunkirk has found someone to fill the seat vacated by former Planning and Development Director Vince DeJoy. On Tuesday, city lawmakers approved the appointment of E.J. Hayes to that position on an interim basis. Mayor Kate Wdowiasz, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Wednesday, says she's very pleased that Hayes has agreed to step up while the city searches for someone ...read more

Aaron Gies fell short in his run for Congress, but he says he's proud of what his campaign accomplished, adding that he "would do it all again." Gies released a statement Wednesday afternoon following his loss to incumbent Nick Langworthy. It reads in full: To every volunteer who knocked on a door after a long day at work, made calls on a Saturday afternoon, or put up a yard sign when it would ...read more

A Jamestown woman was taken into custody after she allegedly used a child as a shield in an attempt to avoid arrest. Jamestown Police say this followed a physical altercation in the backyard of a residence on the city's east side early Tuesday. Officers responded to the scene shortly after 4:15 AM for a report of a disorderly person and saw 23-year-old Desiree Barr actively engaged in the alterc...read more

An investigation into a one-vehicle crash in the Town of Ellington has led to charges for a Conewango Valley man. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene on Route 83 shortly after 6:15 PM Tuesday and found that the driver, 36-year-old Shayn Grisanti, was allegedly intoxicated. Grisanti will appear in Ellington Town Court on charges of DWI and moving from lane unsafely....read more

The Chautauqua County Legislature will retain its GOP majority, but exactly how many seats that party will have is still up in the air. According to unofficial Election Night results from the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, 13 of the 19 seats on the legislature in 2027 will belong to Republicans. However, two of the districts in Jamestown are too close to call. In District 9, Republican Jo...read more

The two legislators representing Chautauqua County in Albany were both re-elected on Tuesday. George Borrello won a fourth full term in the State Senate, receiving 68.0% percent of the vote in his race against Victoria Guite for the 57th Senate District. The Sunset Bay Republican has been serving in the State Legislature since winning a special election in November 2019. Meanwhile, Andrew Molito...read more

Democrats will win enough seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to gain control of the lower chamber of Congress -- propelled by a wave of discontent with the economy and the President, according to ABC News projections and Voter Polls. Democrats flipped at least six Senate seats, including in Republican strongholds like Kansas and South Carolina, ABC News projects. And they flipped at lea...read more

Kathy Hochul will be Governor of New York for another four years. On Election Night, the Western New York Democrat won a second full term as the state's top elected official, defeating her Republican challenger, Bruce Blakeman. The race was called by multiple major media outlets minutes after the polls closed. Hochul, who delivered her victory speech in New York City, thanked New Yorkers for put...read more