Two arrested in Barrows Street drug bust in Jamestown...
Two Jamestown men have been arrested following a drug raid on the city's eastside late last week.  Jamestown police say members of the city's Metro, and the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Forces executed a search warrant at 2 Barrows St. after 6 a.m. Friday... and, found three adults inside the lower apartment.  Police say they found quantities of Fentanyl... methamphetamine... crack cocaine... powder cocaine... and other drugs along with scales packaging materials and cash.  They arrested 30 year-old Kyle Lewis on charges including four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell... and two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  A second person, 60 year-old Michael McIntyre, was arrested on a City Court warrant... and, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after begin found with a quantity of meth in his possession.

Man seriously hurt in three-vehicle crash on Chautauqua Lake Bridge...
A 25 year-old man is being treated for serious injuries following last Friday's three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on the Chautauqua Lake Bridge.  Sheriff's officers say they were called to the scene on the Bemus Point side of the span just after 3 PM.  They found one of the drivers was hurt... and, he was taken to UPMC Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa. for treatment.  The other two operators... a 63 year-old man and a 34 year-old woman... were not hurt.  The westbound lanes of Interstate 86 were closed for a time.  Deputies say the investigation into the crash is ongoing. 

Borrello critical of certain parts of new budget, approves others...
Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday signed into law the $220 billion state budget that's expected to rely on an influx of federal funds and higher-than-expected tax revenues.  The bill signing came just over a week past the original Apr. 1 deadline.  Disagreements over policy issues held up passage of the spending plan, which was also used to tackle issues expected to resonate with voters during an election year.  Among those is some minor changes to the 2019 Bail Reform Law... which State Senator George Borrello says don't go far enough.  While supporters of bail reform say it hasn't had a demonstrable impact on soaring crime rates... Borrello says the New York City Police Department has collected data showing that bail reform has had a major impact on it.  The new, one-year budget will boost pay for health care and home care workers... shave 16 cents off the cost of a gallon of gas from June through December... and help New Yorkers with unpaid rent and utility bills.  Borrello made his comments during last Friday's State Legislative Breakfast hosted in Jamestown by the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce.

Goodell says deal for new Buffalo Bills stadium is a good deal, will help WNY economy...
The late state budget also includes $600-million in funding for a new stadium for the NFL's Buffalo Bills.  However... that measure even had opposition from downstate lawmakers.  That from Assemblyman Goodell... who says most of that will be covered by Seneca Nation Compact funding.  Goodell says the Bills provide a lot of economic bang for the buck to the region... including sales and bed taxes.  He says there's also the "community pride" factor that also helps lure people and businesses here.  Goodell says upstate lawmakers used the example of the $420-million tax credit for the film industry that primarily helps the downstate region.  There have also been new stadium projects in the New York Metro area in recent years.

Texas man arrested for DWAI in Jamestown...
A man from Texas was arrested last week in Jamestown for driving while ability impaired by drugs after being stopped on Foote Avenue for allegedly using a cell phone while driving.  State Police in Jamestown say 38 year-old Cornell Washington, of Stafford, Texas, was stopped last Tuesday... and after failing several sobriety tests, was arrested.  Washington was later evaluated by a New York State Police Drug Recognition Expert, and determined to be impaired by drugs.  Troopers add that he provided a blood sample at UPMC Chautauqua Hospital... and, was later issued appearance tickets for Jamestown City Court.

Marshals continue search for West Virginia woman, and her daughter...
U.S. Marshalls report they are still looking for a mother and child... both missing after the mother who took her from Harrison County, West Virginia, back in early March.  Marshalls say 35 year-old Adrienne Marean allegedly violated a Harrison County Family Court order... and, took 11-month-old Iris Chidester... and fled the state.  Marean had been ordered by the court in February to transfer custody of the child.  Marshalls says they believe both the mother and child are in the Chautauqua County area... as she was recently seen in western Pennsylvania... and, the Dunkirk and Fredonia areas.  Marean is believed to be driving a gray Toyota Prius with New York license plate, JJR1907.  She is a white female, about 5'7" tall and weighs about 165 pounds.  She has brown hair and brown eyes.  The child is a white female with brown hair and brown eyes.  If you any information on the case... call the U.S. Marshall's Service at 304-623-0486.

Grow Jamestown Returns in two weeks...
For the first time since 2019 the Grow Jamestown Garden Fair will be ‘live and in person’ in downtown Jamestown... from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 23.  The event is now under the auspices of the Jamestown Public Market, and director Linnea Carlson.  Carlson says they'll have a street festival, and their workshops will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Fourth Street.  The street festival will go on ‘rain or shine’ and have 30 educational and retail vendors.  The workshops will focus on supporting the local ecosystem.  Presenting sponsors for the garden fair are Brigiotta’s and the Resource Center, with significant organizational help from the Cornell Master Gardeners.