No one hurt, and little damage confirmed in "debris cell" fire at County Landfill...
The 'debris cell' at the Chautauqua County Landfill in Ellery caught fire Monday morning.  Landfill officials describe the fire as 'small' and say it  discovered about 10:45 a.m.  Personnel on the scene and several local fire crews fought the blaze in windy conditions, and had it out within an hour.  There were no injuries.  Landfill Manager Aaron Gustafson says the cause of the fire is not known, but it may have started with an improperly discarded battery.  He adds, "Probibited materials, such as batteries, pose a significant risk."  Customers are urged to link to county's website -- or ask landfill or transfer station staff members for guidance on the right way to get rid of potentially hazardous products.     

Man from Mayville charged in connection with arson fire at 234 Fulton Street last weekend...
A Mayville man faces a pair of Felony charges for allegedly setting last Sunday's fire that destroyed a condemned home in Jamestown... sending one person to the hospital with serious injuries.  City police say officers and Jamestown firefighters responded to 234 Fulton St. just after 7:30 a.m. for a reported structure fire.  Police found the victim at a nearby home, who had sustained serious physical injuries from the fire... and, having to jump out a second story window to escape.  The unidentified victim was taken to UPMC Chautauqua Hospital's emergency room... and, was later transferred to another hospital for further treatment.  Once the fire was out... investigators determined the fire was an arson... and, police began investigating.  They determined that 34 year-old Eric Courtier intentionally set the fire -- knowing the victim was inside.  Courtier was arrested late Wednesday in Mayville... and, taken to the city jail on charges of first-degree arson, and assault.  He was arraigned Thursday morning... and, remanded to the county jail without bail.

City holds scaled-back parade, and Memorial Day service despite stormy conditions at times Monday...
While there was a threat of bad weather, the annual Memorial Day Service at Jamestown’s Lakeview Cemetery went on as usual Monday.  And the Jamestown Municipal Band was there to provide music for the large crowd.  The keynote speaker was Colonel Charles Watkins.  Currently a pilot for STAT Medivac Helicopter in Jamestown, Watkins spent over 30 years flying for the Marine Corps and later the reserves.  He noted that everyone who served knows someone who died in training or in action... and, he says it's for those people who made the ultimate sacrifice that we honor them.  Watkins listed many of the places that American military personnel have lost their lives, from the American Revolution to today, and expressed HIS concern over some in the current generation... who polls say feel that Communism is more preferrable to a free market economy.  The Lakeview ceremony is coordinated by the Blue Star Mothers.  The Jamestown Memorial Day Parade was held as scheduled... but, was smaller than usual because some groups withdrew due to the -- at times -- stormy conditions.

Stormy weather causes cancellation of some Memorial Day activites, also produces power outage in Lakewood-area...
It was a wet and stormy Memorial Day... with a number of parades and commemorations cancelled... or moved indoors.  The annual Busti... and, Southwestern-Lakewood parades were called off due to the rainy and wet conditions.  However... there was a brief service held at the Lakewood American Legion Post.  The Frewsburg and Fentonville Services were also cancelled... but, the Frewsburg Legion also held an indoor service. 
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There was also some active weather during the overnight into Monday and Monday morning.  Some 2-thousand National Grid customers in the Lakewood and Busti areas lost power just after 10 a.m. until just after 11 a.m., and, some didn't get power restored until about 11:45 a.m.  There were also some downed trees and limbs across the region.

Jamestown area teen arrested for damaging another person's property...
A 19 year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly damaging another person's property during a domestic dispute on Jamestown's southside last weekend.  City police were called to the scene abot 3 p.m. Saturday... and, learned that Kari Detweiler had damaged property worth about $450.  Due to State Domestic Violence Manditory Arrest Laws... Detweiler was arrested for Felony third-degree criminal mischief.  She was jailed pending arraignment.

Woman in serious condition following Ellicott stabbing incident...
A woman is accused of stabbing another woman during an incident earlier this month in the town of Ellicott.  Town police say 20 year-old Marilynn Donato was recently arrested following an investigation into the May 2 incident... in which the victim was seriously hurt.  Officers took Donato into custody for first-degree assault... and she was taken to the county jail pending centralized arraignment.  She'll appear in Ellicott Town Court at a later date.

North county man arrested for harassment following fight in Silver Creek...
A man from Silver Creek is accused of getting into a physical altercation with another person in the north county village Monday morning.  Sheriff's officers were called to a Lake Avenue address shortly before 8 a.m., and, found that 25 year-old Patrick Kelly made unwanted contact with another individual.  Kelly was arrested for second-degree harassment... and taken to the county jail pending arraignment.