Flood Watch expires... but, rainy weather continues...
A flood watch expired early this morning for Chautauqua and Erie counties. Lake effect rain continued to cause a threat of flooding through last night... mainly in northern Chautauqua County. However... there was some early morning flooding in the town of Ellington Tuesday. Forecaster Phillip Pandolfo with the National Weather Service in Buffalo said Tuesday the worst of the rain was in the north county Monday... with a report of 2.17-inches just before 11 p.m. Pandolfo expects the region to begin drying out starting today. The overnight rains did force the closing of some roads around Route 62 and Waterboro Hill Rd. in the Ellington area from 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Sherman woman arrested for harassment after altercation in Mayville...
A woman from Sherman has been arrested for allegedly causing an altercation with another person in the village of Mayville in front of a minor child. Sheriff's deputies were called to the undisclosed location about 6 p.m. Monday on a report of a fight. Officers say 35 year-old Alana White subjected the victim to unwanted physical contact. White was charged with second-degree harassment... and, endangering the Welfare of a Child. She was taken to the county jail pending arraignment.
BPU tests out live streaming of Monday meeting; member of public asked to be patient as bugs are worked out...
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is moving forward on an effort to live-stream it's two monthly meetings to the public. In fact... there was a "test run" of a live stream for Monday afternoon's BPU meeting. The move comes after a former employee, Doug Champ, urged the BPU and city lawmakers to do it. During Monday night's City Council meeting, Champ said... with state regulations changing, and "electrification" coming to homes, businesses and transportation... this needs to happen so ratepayers know what the BPU is doing, and why. At-Large City Councilman Jeff Russell, who is a member of the BPU, said they did stream the Monday meeting... and urged patience. Russell says there's been "no opposition" to live streaming the meetings.
County Dept. of Mental Hygiene receiving new, $1-mill. state grant to expand community clinics...
The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene has been awarded an annual $1-million dollar grant for each of the next four years to increase access to treatment for mental health... and, substance use disorders. The announcement was made by the New York State Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration... and, will be used for the county's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. A previous SAMHSA Grant was received in 2020. County leaders say the designation has has a "positive" impact on accessibililty of their clinics.... and, it's expanded their capacity to address the overdose crisis. Deputy Mental Hygiene Director Trish McClennan says it's helped them establish "innovative partnerships" with law enforcement, peer-run organizations, schools, and hospitals to improve care, reduce recidivism, and address health disparities. The county has two certified clinics... one in Jamestown at 200 East Third St. For more information... the number is 661-8330.
Gas prices down again in Jamestown-area, as national prices increases...
Gasoline prices in the Jamestown-area continue falling this week... now having dropped about 6-cents a gallon for regular, unleaded over the past week. That from the AAA East Central Gas Price Report... which showed the price had fallen to just over $3.95 to begin the week. However... some stations in the area are now charging 3--90 a gallon. Nationally... AAA says the price increased by a nickel a gallon to $3.72. Officials say the main reason is higher regional prices on the West Coast and the Midwest due to refinery issues ranging from planned maintenance... to a fire. Hurricane Ian could also cause problems, depending on the storm’s track, by disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and impacting large coastal refineries. However... low domestic demand... and, much lower oil prices have helped to blunt some of the impact. Last Friday... the price of oil slipped below $80 a barrel for the first time since January.
Local veteran-owned GeoScience company receives state certification...
A Jamestown company is one of nine in New York state to receive State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification. That from New York State Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy... who has announced that GeoScience, LLC provides conservation and construction services. Most of the other eight businesses are in the New York City-area. The Division was created in May 2014 with the enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. There are now 1,025 certified businesses.
Visit the Farm Day to be held at Kennedy dairy farm...
Local residents are invited to 'Visit the Farm Day' this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brehm Farm on Dry Brook Road near Kennedy. Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua County plans the event. Extension's Agriculture Program Coordinator, Cassie Skal, says there will be all kinds of fun things to do... including tasting cheese and milk, and tour the farm itself. The farm is located at 3456 Dry Brook Rd., just off Route 394. The Brehm family milks 155 cows on the farm which they have owned for six years. Prior to that, the farm was in the Kimball family for over 150 years. The event is completely family friendly, but Skal asks that you wear the proper clothes for being around a farm. Guided tours of the farm are expected to take about 40 minutes.
