NWS forecasters say some parts of the area could receive a foot -- or more -- from Lake Effect Winter storm beginning late Thursday through next Monday...
Some parts of the Western Southern Tier could receive a foot -- or more -- of snow between late Thursday night... and, next Monday morning. With that... the National Weather Service in Buffalo is continuing a Winter Storm Watch from 7 a.m. Friday... through 7 a.m. next Monday. Forecaster Dan Kelly says a rain-snow mix is possible tonight going into Thanksgiving Day... with the higher elevations more likely to see snow. Kelly says that mix should become all snow by Thursday night. He says they're expecting a change over to all snow by early Friday. Kelly says while it's too early right now to determine an exact amount, he says parts of Chautauqua County may see several inches of the white stuff through Sunday.
City man receives 130 months in Federal Prison for trafficking methamphetamine...
A Jamestown man convicted for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin will spend nearly 11 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross has announced that 44 year-old Timothy Snyder was given the 130-month sentence Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Arcara in Buffalo. Snyder had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of meth... and, 100 grams or more of heroin. Prosecutors say Snyder was an associate of known drug trafficker Rocco Beardsley... and was a manager and supervisor of Beardsley's operation that sold, stored, and packaged drugs... kept drug ledgers... collected money and coordinated sales with other conspirators. In May 2019, Snyder and his wife were stopped by Jamestown police... and, their vehicle was searched. They were found with $8,400 in cash, which was drug proceeds to be turned over to Beardsley. Beardsley has been convicted and is awaiting sentencing.
Ecklund will go over 2025 budget approved by City Council before signing measure...
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund is meeting with members of her finance team to go over the changes agreed to by the City Council in the $43.3-million budget this past Monday night. Ecklund expressed concern over using the rest of the city's American Rescue Plan Act funding... and another $125,000 from the undesignated fund balance to lower the 2025 tax increase from 7.7% to 3.61%. She didn't like the tax increase in her original proposal... but, she could have lived with it. Ecklund adds that Comptroller Ericka Thomas developed eight of the amendments approved by lawmakers on Monday night. She says she's most concerned about using more fund balance in the spending plan... leaving that just under $4-million. She says the State Comptroller says -- for a city of Jamestown's size -- the number should be more like $7-million. Ecklund has until Dec. 6 to sign... or veto the budget... or parts of it.
Another city man gets just over eight years for trafficking meth...
Another city man accused of trafficking significant amounts of methamphetamine has been sentenced to just over eight years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross has announced that 35 year-old Justin Brooks had pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine... and, was sentenced to serve 97 months in prison. Prosecutors say U.S. District Court Judge John Sinatra, Jr. accepted the plea... and, he was then sentenced. Prosecutors add that on Feb. 8 of 2021, Jamestown police responded to Brooks’ home on Bush Street for a report of a possible assault and initiated an investigation into a burglary/assault. Subsequently, officers executed a search warrant at Brooks’ residence and recovered suspected marijuana... about $6,500 in cash... scales... packaging material... a sword, and about 357 grams of methamphetamine.
Special WWII exhibit available for public viewing at Jamestown City Hall...
A special exhibit of World War-Two memorabilia... including some old time radio items... are on display in the lobby of Jamestown City Hall for another week and a half. The exhibit... entitled "On a Wing and a Prayer..." will remain up next to the City Clerk's windows at Tracy Plaza. Mayor Kim Ecklund says the city has worked with a local woman... Rebecca Rosen... to put up the exhibit. She says Rosen contacted them... and, adds the emphasis is about local support for the war effort. Becky Rosen is the daughter of late WJTN Radio General Manager Merrill Rosen... and, some of the artifacts are from the station around the early 1940s. The exhibit offers "a powerful tribute to the brave men and women who served during World War-Two." The "On a Wing and a Prayer" exhibit can be seen during regular hours that the City Hall lobby is open... and, it runs through Saturday, Dec. 5. Ecklund adds it's been well-received and drawn a lot of interest.
City man arrested for DWI after being stopped for speeding and irratic driving...
A Jamestown man faces a drunk driving charge after he was stopped for speeding and driving irratically on North Main Street early Wednesday morning. City police say officers working a Gun-Involved Violence Elimination -- or GIVE -- detail about 2:30 a.m. when they saw the car traveling at a high rate of speed driving in the parking lane on North Main. Police say the vehicle continued at a high rate of speed... and, was making evasive turns before the driver... 31 year-old Hansel Collado... was finally stopped on Glasgow Avenue. During the stop... officers took Collado into custody for driving while intoxicated... and several traffic violations. He was issued several tickets... and, later released.
