Small fire at Cummins' Jamestown Engine Plant put out quickly by firefighters...
No one was hurt in a small fire that broke out at the rear of the Cummins' Jamestown Engine Plant Wednesday morning in the town of Busti.  Lakewood firefighters were called to the scene at 4720 Baker St. Ext. just after 7:30 a.m.... and were joined at the scene by a crew from Busti.  County fire dispatchers say the small blaze was put out "quickly..." and crews were at the scene until about 8:15 a.m.  The cause is being investigated.

County health officials urges residents to follow the "Four Cs" during heat wave...
Chautauqua County... along with most of Western New York... remain under a heat advisory through Thursday night.  However... while the combination of heat and humidity will decrease after that... our very warm temperatures will remain into the weekend.  That from the National Weather Service... which reported another high near 90 today with a heat index of 95.  County leaders yesterday urged caution... and, refraining from strenuous outdoor activity during a press conference.  Public Health Director Lacey Wilson says... follow the "Four Cs:" the first being "Check" on the elderly and those who are vulnerable, and living alone.  Wilson says the second "C" is "Consistantly" hydrate with water.  The third is keeping "Cool..." by finding shade and air conditioning.  The fourth "C" is "Call" your medical provider if you become hot, disoriented, or confused before you go to an emergency room.  These are all good to remember for seniors and the elderly and other vulnerable people.  A number of cooling shelters or centers will be open through late week to give people places to get cooled off.  For more information on those... go on-line to chqgov.com.

Guttman urges safety if installing window air conditioners, or using generator power if there's an outage...
The early week heat helped produce showers and thunderstorms both Monday and Tuesday... but, Monday's storms included some very strong lighting.  An apparent lighting strike downed a utility pole on Hunt Road in Lakewood... and, triggered an outage affecting several National Grid customers.  Some other outages were also reported.  County Emergency Services Director Noel Guttman says... if you need to change over to generator power... be cautious.  Guttman says make sure you are using your generators... or window air conditioning units properly.  He adds that dealing with the heat itself can cause electrical problems due of the increased loads and strain on the state's power grid.

Matar not interested in plea deal in Rushdie assault case...
The New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie is not interested in an offered plea deal that would shorten his time in state prison... but, would expose him to federal prison on a separate terrorism-related charge.  That from Chautauqua County Public Defender Ned Barone Tuesday, as 26 year-old Hadi Matar sat silently in the County Courtroom as lawyers outlined a proposal they said was worked out between state and federal prosecutors... and, agreed to by Rushdie over the past several months.  The agreement would have Matar plead guilty to attempted murder in exchange for a maximum state prison sentence of 20 years... down from 25 years.  He would then also plead guilty to a yet-to-be-filed federal charge of attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, which Barone says could result in an additional 20 years.  District Attorney Jason Schmidt said Rushdie favors the “global resolution” proposed in the case, which otherwise could mean two separate trials.  Barone says Matar wants to take his chances at trial.  Judge David Foley instructed Matar and is attorney to discuss and provide an answer at his next appearance on July 2.

Man from South Dayton arrested for alleged weapons possession and rape in Niagara County...
A South Dayton man faces several charges... including weapons possession and rape... following an investigation by State Police in the city of Lockport.  Troopers say they coordinated with investigators from the Collins barracks to arrest 57 year-old Ronald Howard for second-degree rape... second-degree criminal sexual act... first-degree disseminating Indecent Material to a Minor... and, second-and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.  Troopers obtained a search warrant for Howard's home in South Dayton... stemming from him allegedly sending out indecent material to a 14 year-old girl in Niagara County.  He is also accused of registration and serialization of firearms... unlawful purchase of body armor... and, endangering the welfare of a child.  Troopers say during a raid on Howard's home... they found five handguns without serial numbers, two assault rifles without a serial number and one of them had a silencer... two assault rifle receivers without serial numbers, multiple large capacity magazines and two ballistic vests.  He was jailed in NIagara County pending arraignment. 

City woman arrested for stealing nearly $13,000 in check forging scheme...
A woman from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $13,000 from another person after writting seven fraudulent checks in the town of Busti.  Lakewood-Busti Police say they arrested 69 year-old Janet Delahoy Tuesday following an investigation into the thefts on warrants out of Busti Town Court.  Officers say Delahoy allegedly cashed the checks over several days back in mid-May -- totaling $12,945.  Police say she allegedly tried to cash an eighth check at a Lakewood business when she was denied.  Delahoy was booked on eight counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument... seven counts of fourth-degree grand larceny... and, one count of attempted fourth-degree grand larceny.