Jamestown Public Schools ordered by State Ed. Department to phase out "Red Raiders" nickname...
New York State Education officials have made it official: the Jamestown Public Schools will have to eliminate the "Red Raiders" nickname over the next two years.  School Spokesman Cameron Hurst confirmed the news in an e-mail to Media One News this morning after School Board President Paul Abbott announced the information at last night's meeting.  The State Education requirement initially eliminated of all Native American imagery... which took place in recent years in the district.  However... it was also found later that specific names... like "Redskins..." would also have to be eliminated.  This change will require elimination of the name on walls, playing fields and elsewhere in the district.

Jamestown man on federal probabion arrested for drug possession...
A city man on probation for a federal conviction has been arrested on multiple drug charges following a traffic stop on Jamestown's eastside.  City police say they stopped the car, driven by 38 year-old Jose Caceres, Jr. at the intersection of East Sixth Street at Prendergast Avenue Monday morning... and, found that he was on probation.  Under conditions of his probation... federal probation officers searched the vehicle... and, found a plastic baggie with just under 58-grams of Fentanyl.  JPD detectives then assisted federal agents with a search of Caseres' Lakeview Avenue apartment... and, found 57.4-grams of methamphetamine and another 1.7-grams of Fentanyl.  While being taken to the city jail... Caceres allegedly pulled a baggie of Fentanyl from inside his pants in an effort to get rid of it.  In doing that... officers say the fentanyl spread throughout the back of the vehicle, exposing the transporting officer.  The officer was taken to UPMC Hamot Medical Center in Erie for treatment, and later released.  Caceres is accused of violating his probation... and, faces new drug charges.

Ellicott shooting death suspect Richard indicted by county Grand Jury...
The Jamestown teenager accused of shooting and killing a town of Ellicott man in early January has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge.  Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt says that 18 year-old Tucker Richard is accused of killing 57 year-old Scott Blake last Jan. 6.  Schmidt says Richard was arraigned in County Court Tuesday morning by Judge David Foley... on the Grand Jury indictment.  Foley set bail at $2.5-million cash... and, $5-million property bond... or $10-million partially secured at 10%.  Richard was remanded back to the county jail.  He is currently represented by the Public Defender’s Office and is due back in court on Mar. 31.

IDEA Coaltion to hold second Latino Town Hall in Jamestown Thursday night...
The Chautauqua County IDEA Coalition is hosting two Latino Town Hall meetings in both ends of the county this week.  The first was held last night at Dunkirk High School... followed by a second meeting on Thursday at Jamestown's Love Elementary School at 6 p.m.  Shiloh Rivera from the coalition says the purpose of the meetings is to hear from Latinos in the county... and, they want people to be able to come and share their experiences with lack of services or resources to them.  Last month.... the IDEA Coalition held Black/African-American Town Hall meetings in both Jamestown and Dunkirk.  The coalition's Sandra Lewis says there will be follow up meetings held in April where a report will be released. 

Town of Ellery offers six-point Chautauqua Lake protection plan to legislature...
A new, six-point plan to help conserve, maintain and protect Chautauqua Lake has been offered to the county by the Ellery Town Board.  The board approved the measure earlier this month... and sent a letter to the legislature... which was read at the legislature's February meeting.  Town Supervisor Larry Anderson thanked lawmakers for their attention... and, says "it's taken 50 or 60 years for the lake to get this bad... and, it's not going to be fixed overnight."  Ellery's proposal calls for having an overreaching goal for management among the lakeside towns and villages... and, have a panel made up of those officials to oversee the effort.  Another part of the plan calls for contracting with a major university-led lake consortium to develop a multi-year management plan.  The fourth-part is requesting the legislature allocated a significant part of the now excess $7-million no longer needed for Phase-2 of the westside sewer extension project.  The fifth-part calls for revisiting countywide funding instead of a special taxing district.  The sixth-point is to push New York state to fund lake maintenance more since the state technically "owns" the lake.

Salute to Finest by Jamestown chamber focus on business...
At the Salute to the Finest awards earlier this week... the Jamestown Community Chamber of Commerce presented its ‘Business of the Year’ award to D & S Glass on Fluvanna Avenue.  Starting on Steele Street in 1958 as a place to get a windshield, the company now does all kinds of glass and related installations.  Accepting the award for the owners, the LaTone family, was Assistant Manager, Marshall Zink, who says it's truly amazing to be able to "not only work here in the local community, but, also see some of our projects around town."  The ‘Restaurant of the Year’ award went to the Jamestown area Tim Horton's.  Second generation owner, Blake Tarana, says the business is growing exponentially.  Tarana says his parents started out with three stores... but, add they now have eight... and, plan to build 15 more in the next three years.  The Salute to the Finest Awards were presented at the Northwest Arena on Monday.