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WJTN News Headlines for Mon., Apr. 3, 2023

Chautauqua County first responders, dispatchers have busy day with stormy, windy conditions...
One Deputy Fire Coordinator in Chautauqua County said it all on Facebook Sunday: "Wow... what an April Fool's joke yesterday's weather was."  A strong and sustained cold front raced in from the west... bringing strong, gusty winds... rain and even some snow at one point.  Most residents reported power going out for a few minutes during the day.  However... in some scattered areas... there were outages that lasted several hours.  At the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Dept. Dispatch Center... it was heard at one point there were more than 100 calls pending... and, the coordinator said "they handled all of them outstandingly, and professionally."  Large trees, parts of trees, and utility poles were down in several places... and, crews were still working on Sunday to repair or replace poles that were knocked down.


City man arrested for threatening another person with a knife during domestic incident...
A Jamestown man has been arrested after allegedly threatening another person with a knife during a domestic incident late last week.  City police were called to a location on the southside shortly after 3 p.m. last Friday... and, found the victim had been threatened by 23 year-old Geovany Santiago... and, feared for their safety.  Officers arrested Santiago for second-degree menacing... and, he was taken to the city jail without further incident.  He was jailed pending arraignment.


Bemus Point man, WWII veteran, celebrates 100th Birthday...
A retired Air Force veteran who took part in one of the most famous rescue missions of World War-Two celebrated his 100th birthday in Bemus Point yesterday.  Phil Wight was drafted in 1941 while a senior in High school... and wound up in the 8th Wing of the U.S. Air Force... which was heavily-involved in the "Chowhound" flights that dropped food and other necessities to the people of northern Holland near the end of the war.  Wight enjoying the attention... joking that I'm honored to be honored."  "Operation Chowhound" took place between Apr. 29 and "Victory in Europe Day" on May 8, 1945... the U.S. and it's allies were involved in flying more than 5,500 sorties and dropped an estimated 10,000 of food for thousands of starving Dutch who were still cut off by the Germans.  Some years later... Wight says he ran into a man from Amsterdam, Holland... who received some of the food they dropped.  The man expressed appreciation for what the allies did.  Wight entered and finished college when he returned... married, and had four children.  He now has numerous grand-children and great-grandchildren who were on hand for Sunday's festivities at The Lawson Center in Bemus Point. 


City man arrested after damaging windshield with piece of brick...
A Jamestown resident has been arrested for allegedly damaging the windshield on a Jeep with a piece of brick last Friday afternoon.  City police were called to a report of a disorderly person, and criminal mischief on the city's southside just after 3 p.m., and, found that 22 year-old Taylor Fish had struck the Jeep Liberty's windshield... causing damage.  Fish was arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief, and was also found to be wanted on several outstanding arrest warrants out of Jamestown City Court.  Fish was jailed pending arraignment.


City woman arrested for threatening other person during domestic incident...
A Jamestown woman has been arrested for allegedly making threats to harm another person by way of text messages.  City police were called to an "in-progress" domestic dispute on Jamestown's southside late last week... and, were told that 21 year-old Alivia Mothersheld had made the threats to the victim.  Mothershed was at the scene... and, was taken into custody on one-count of second-degree aggravated harassment.  She was taken to the city jail pending arraignment.


City Council approves more than $300,000 in ARPA funds for Chadakoin restoration and maintenance...
The effort to clean-up and restore the shoreline along the Chadakoin River in Jamestown has received another major boost from the American Rescue Plan.  The City Council this past week approved another $327,000 in ARPA funding to restore and improve the river east of the Warner Dam and the Main Street Bridge.  Lawmakers approved the funding last week following brief comments by Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Director, Twan Leenders.  Leenders says several projects will be assisted by the funding... the first being cleaning out the basin east of the Main Street Bridge.  He says another is dealing with two beaver dams in the area of Canal Street... and, are much of the reason for flooding on Jones and Gifford Ave. during heavy rains and ice melt.  In addition... Leenders says there are three other projects to restore riverbank areas between the Warner Dam and North Main Street.  Leenders says, because of the water level kept by the dam, those banks are in eminent threat of collapse.  


JHS Classes raised nearly $7,000 in Battle of the Classes for MHA...
Jamestown High School's annual Battle of the Classes returned to pre-COVID status last week... and raised nearly $7,000 for the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County.  The Battle... held at the McElrath Gymnasium last Thursday... raised $6,936 for MHA.  MHA Executive Director Steven Cobb says they're grateful to JHS for the donation... adding that proceeds will help benefit their “Code Blue Warming Center” established earlier this year.  Cobb adds that "this expansion into homeless/shelter services has created new areas of need the MHA is working to directly address in our community.”  The Class of 2024 won this year's event handily... raising just over $4,100.