Our network

Woman Arrested in Jamestown Bank Robbery

JAMESTOWN, NY--  Police in Jamestown have arrested a woman in connection to a bank robbery in their city on Wednesday.

Investigators charged Sherry J. Cowart for her alleged involvement in a bank robbery at the Lakeshore Savings Bank on E. 4th Street.

Police were able to locate Cowart by using the bank's surveillance video.

Cowart will be arraigned in Jamestown Court and remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail.

Community Sponsors

Drive Assured Under the Umbrella!
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a great photograph is Priceless!

Aspiring Ballerina From Bemus Point Headed To The Super Bowl

BEMUS POINT, NY -- Twelve year old Lauren Hendrick from Bemus Point always dreamed of going to the Super Bowl, the biggest sports spectacle of the year!  This year her dream turned to reality after she entered a video contest sponsored by Buffalo Bills safety Bryan Scott.

Recently Scott launched the "show your dedication" video contest in association with the release of his debut music single, "Dedicated"... as a way for him to give back. The winner would get a trip for two to the Super Bowl and five thousand dollars.

Unique Opportunity to Experience Audubon’s Trails After Dark

Unique Opportunity to Experience Audubon’s Trails After Dark

Jamestown, NY – The beautiful, well-maintained cross country ski trails at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary are open every day, dawn to dusk, but are normally off limits after the sun goes down. 

On Tuesday evening, February 7, from 6-9 pm Audubon is making an exception to the rule when Program Director Jennifer Schlick leads an after dark trek. It will be cross country skiing if the snow allows, or otherwise a hike. 

This will be a wonderful opportunity to experience the creatures of the night with a naturalist who has been skiing Audubon’s trails since the 1970s.

Participants are asked to dress for the weather and bring their cross country skis or winter boots, depending on the snow cover.  Snacks will be provided for after the outing, but trekkers are welcome to bring a nibble to share.  If it is cloudy and snowless, a headlamp or flashlight might be needed.

Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council to Meet

Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council to Meet

The Chautauqua County Department of Health announces that the next meeting of the Local Early Intervention Coordinating Council (LEICC) has been scheduled for:
Thursday, February 9, 2012
12:30 pm
James Prendergast Library
Fireplace Room
Jamestown, New York 14701
The LEICC is made up of professionals and parents that are involved in the Early Intervention Program in Chautauqua County. The Early Intervention Program is a state-wide program to help families meet the needs of infants and toddlers up to the age of three with developmental disabilities. Services provided by the Early Intervention program may include special instruction, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and vision services. Please call (716)753-4788 for more information or attend a meeting of the LEICC.

MOMS Program moving to Graf Building in Dunkirk

MOMS Program moving to Graf Building in Dunkirk

The Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS) Program will be relocating to the
Graf building at 319 Central Avenue in Dunkirk on Friday February 3, 2012. The MOMS
program will be located on the 3rd floor of the Graf Building in the Chautauqua County Health
Department Clinic.
The MOMS program provides pregnancy services (medical and health supportive) as well as
assists eligible moms with nutrition and psychosocial services, health education, HIV
counseling, and assistance with the Medicaid applications. All women enrolled in MOMS
receive complete pregnancy care.
Women are eligible for services up to 200% of the federal poverty level. MOMS offers access
to routine pregnancy checkups, hospital care during pregnancy and delivery, full health care
for the woman until at least two months after delivery and full health care coverage for the
baby up to one year of age.

Learn About At Risk Species at Audubon

Learn About At Risk Species at Audubon

Jamestown, NY – A threatened species is one that may become extinct if measures aren't taken to protect it. An endangered species is one that has a very small population and is at greater risk of becoming extinct; many species that become extinct never make it to this list.

At the Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s First Friday Lunch Bunch on February 3, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Senior Wildlife Biologist Connie Adams will give a presentation on “Common Terns and Peregrine Falcons.”

New York State lists common terns as a threatened species and peregrine falcons as endangered. In the early 1900’s, common terns were almost exterminated by plume hunters. Protective legislation in 1918 allowed this species to make a comeback in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Today, common terns face a variety of threats.

Artworks Selected For “Women Create”

Artworks Selected For “Women Create”

Jamestown, NY – The artwork has been studied, the applications reviewed, and the decisions made: of more than 140 submissions, the works of 41 artists have been selected for the first juried Women Create exhibit in Jamestown, New York.

The artists bring a wide range of experience, from a high school student through professional working artists, and include college students, art teachers, and hobbyists.

With the February 11-March 31 show intended to feature the work of local and regional women, the preponderance of artists comes from throughout western New York.