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WJTN News Headlines for Dec. 16, 2019

Three people from Jamestown have been arrested for allegedly being in possession of methamphetamine and, nearly six-pounds of marijuana-laced cookies and brownies.  

City police say officers stopped a car in the Rite Aid parking lot at 50 South Main Street for a number of traffic violations late last week.  Police arrested Austin Wetherby, and Nathan Owen for allegedly possessing the meth.  They also arrested Janie Blakey for littering in the parking lot.  They then found 5.11lbs of the pot laced brownies and cookies.  Officers say all three are charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana and, Owen and Wetherby are charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.  All three were jailed pending arraignment.


Two Pennsylvania residents were killed in a motor vehicle accident after their SUV collided with a Semi Truck yesterday afternoon.  

State Police in Warren say the accident occurred just after 4:30 PM when a 2004 Chevy Trailblazer was traveling westbound on Route 6 near Mead Boulevard, in snow-covered, slick conditions. Troopers say 39 year-old Charles Rothrauff, of Tiona, reportedly lost control of the vehicle and began to spin clockwise, sliding into the path of 2020 Freightliner Tractor-Trailer.  The SUV was struck on the driver's side and, continued to spin before coming to rest engaged with the guardrail on the southside of the roadway.  Police say Rothrauff and his front-seat passenger -- 32 year-old Jessica Camp, of Tiona -- were pronounced deceased at the scene and, a 15 year-old back-seat passenger was ejected from the vehicle.  She was air-lifted to a Pittsburgh Hospital with suspected serious injuries.  The operator of the Semi, 47 year-old Bryan Crabtree, of Oil City, reportedly sufferred minor injuries.  Troopers say environmental, slippery snow-covered roadways were the cause of the crash. 


A Tennessee man has now been identified as the victim in last Thursday morning's fatal hunting accident in Warren County's Sugar Grove Township.  

Pennsylvania Game Commission officials tell the Warren Times-Observer the man is 37 year-old Christopher Oakley of Franklin, Tennessee.  The commission said the death occured when Oakley was "climbing down from his tree stand with a loaded rifle.  He attempted to hand the rifle off to a partner.  The gun fell and discharged.”  They say one round struck Oakley in the neck... killing him.  Game Commission officials urge hunter's to “always unload your gun when going up or down tree stands.”


The next step in re-starting the proposed annexation of about four-aces of land in Falconer to the city of Jamestown will take place this Wednesday night.  

Mayor Sam Teresi says both the Board of Public Utilities, and the city council decided to renew the effort to bring the property, most of which belongs to the BPU, into the city limits.  A state appeals court dismissed the city's court action last August on a technicality... but, did not rule on it's merits.  Teresi says lawmakers wanted to get the action restarted to allow the new administration of Mayor-elect Eddie Sundquist to make a decision.

Back in August, a state court dismissed the city's case because the original filing in early 2017 was too late.  Teresi says -- if okayed -- the action will save both the city and the BPU a significant amount of money.  In late November, some city residents and several officials from the village of Falconer, town of Ellicott, and Falconer School District told city lawmakers they oppose the move.  This Wednesday night's hearing begins at 7 PM in the Scharman Theater at Jamestown Community College.


Over a thousand people attended the Jamestown High School A Cappella choir's second Vespers Service of the season, Sunday at First Lutheran Church.

Director Norm Lydell told our Dennis Webster that around 250 alumni came back to sing with the choir... to celebrate its 95th anniversary. Lydell adds the choir has several performances in the city schools this week and will be performing at Epcot Center in Florida 
between Christmas and New Year's.  The JHS Red Raider Marching Band will join the choir on that trip.


The Salvation Army in Jamestown held its first ever 24-hour, continuous kettle at Walmart over the weekend.  

As it came to an end Saturday evening, Major Kim Merchant said they collected $600 overnight.

The total contributed was $1550, which will be doubled, thanks to several donors who'd put up a match.  Major Merchant thanked everyone from the Salvation Army, and elsewhere who 'joined the party.'  The goal for the Kettle Campaign in Jamestown this year is $117,000.  The narrow window between Thanksgiving and Christmas has intensified the effort.  Anyone who would like to help should call 664-4108 in Jamestown.  


State Senator George Borrello says he looking at ways to delay the closing of the Lake Shore Health Center Campus in Irving.  

Borrello says he attended a meeting about the matter late last week in Buffalo.  The Irving-area Republican says he's been talking to a number of officials involved in the process, including the hospital itself.

Borrello couldn't say much about what was discussed but, adds there are some options they're looking at to make sure the services needed are continued in that area and, are better delivered.  He also questions where the losses are occurring and, there needs to be a closer look at the hospitals losses, and where they are taking place.  He says, right now, that's "not very clear."  Just over a week ago... Brooks-TLC Hospital System announced that Lake Shore would be closing by January 1st.