Winter storm Monday night into Tuesday expected to being 4 to 6 inches of snow to Jamestown...
Winter weather is returning to the western Southern Tier later today... and, a Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Chautauqua County... beginning at 5 p.m. Forecaster John Hitchcock with the National Weather Service says we will see a few inches in the immediate Jamestown-area with more along the higher elevations... including the Chautauqua Ridge. He says places like Sherman and Cassadaga may get 7 to 10 inches of the white stuff... with 4-to-6 in and around Jamestown. Hitchcock says... by late afternoon we'll see a rain-snow mix before changing over to snow by the evening. The most of the snowfall... 2-to-4... and 3-to-5 inches... will take place overnight. He says we'll also see winds gusting to about 30 mph. We'll see another 1 to 2 inches tomorrow morning before things taper off after 10 a.m.
City woman arrested following domestic for injuring another person, and destroying dresser...
A Jamestown woman is accused of injuring a person... destroying their dresser... and, throwing a bucket of urine on them during a weekend domestic dispute. City police were called to a westside address about 12:30 a.m. Sunday on a report of a domestic incident. Officers say their investigation showed that 45 year-old Amanda Griffin had attacked the victim... cauing physical injury. They also found that Griffin had destroyed the dresser... and, then threw the human urine on them. Griffin was taken into custody on charges of third-degree assault... fourth-degree criminal mischief... and third-degree criminal tampering. She was jailed pending arraignment.
Holiday Haul is another success...
The 11th annual Holiday Haul for St. Susan’s Center brought in 19,026 pounds of food and $19,585 in monitary donations. The event wrapped up in Brooklyn Square on Saturday afternoon. Dan Keefe of Cummins Engine was in his first year as chairman of the event. He was delighted with the sustained support... adding that there are people who have donated items each of the event's 11 years in existance. The Executive Director of St. Susan’s Center, Cherie Rowland, believes there’s another positive aspect of being right in front of the public for three straight days... and, that's being able to talk to people about how things are going at the center... and, what they need. Donations to the Holiday Haul help sustain St. Susan’s Center into the spring. This year’s food collection was half a ton more than last year. The financial contributions were down a little from 2022.
City man arrested for alleged break-in at downtown business...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a downtown business early last Friday night... then leading police on a foot chase. City police were called to the scene of a "burglary-in-progress" about 7:30 p.m., and while investigating, they found 37 year-old Michael Clark in the immediate area. Officers say they were trying to identify Clark... who gave them a fake name. Once police said they were detaining him... he tried to flee -- but, was caught after a brief pursuit. Clark was also found to have outstanding warrants for his arrest out of city court. He was also arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief... second-degree criminal impersonation... possession of burglary tools and resisting arrest. Clark was taken to the city jail pending arraignment.
City woman arrested for drug possession, and trying to bribe JPD officers...
A Jamestown woman has been arrested on a warrant... and, being in possession of drugs... and, trying to bribe police following an incident on the city's southside. Jamestown police say members of their violent crime unit were patrolling the area of Newland and Barrett Avenues shortly after 4 p.m. last Friday... and saw 26 year-old Janie Blakey walking in the area. Officers knew that a bench warrant had been issued for her arrest. When officers tried to arrest Blakey... she ran off. After a very short foot pursuit... police were able to take her into custody without further incident. A search of her person turned up 10 suboxone strips in her possession. While taking her to the city jail... Blakey is accused of trying to bribe officers for her release from custody with cash multiple times. She continued doing so even after being told that her actions were illegal. In addition to the warrant... Blakey is charged with third-degree bribery... seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.... and, resisting arrest. She was jailed pending arraignment.
Langworthy hopes to have new Farm Bill finished in first-quarter of 2024...
The controversy surrounding the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the search for a new one has left a lot not done in Congress. That includes a new, five-year Farm Bill... which should have been in place by now. However... it will likely be sometime in the first-quarter before that's completed. That from local Congressman Nick Langworthy... who is a member of the House Agriculture Committee. He add they also have another government funding bill to deal with next month. An extension of the Farm Bill has been approved... and, many parts of the legislation are already in place awaiting final approval. Langworthy was joined by Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania... whose district includes Warren County... for a listening session in Chautauqua County earlier this year. The Buffalo-area Republican says they got a lot of good input from that... including addressing issues with dairy farming, and workforce development.
