State lawmakers from region critical of Hochul's handling of State Corrections strikes...
With strikes going on at more than two dozen state prisons across New York, including the Lakeview Correctional Facility near Brocton, Chautauqua County's two state lawmakers are taking Governor Kathy Hochul to task over policies they say have led to this crisis.  Assemblyman Andrew Molitor says Democratic policies like the HALT Act have caused staffing shortages at prisons to spiral out of control, and conditions are getting more dangerous.  Molitor says it's become easier for people to bring in contraband, and, it's harder to discipline inmates when they violate the rules... and, there have been more attacks against corrections officers.  Hochul has said she will send in the New York National Guard to staff prisons if corrections staff didn't return to work by the end of the day Wednesday.  Molitor says the Governor’s threat is a "heavy-handed" one, and short sighted.  He says the corrections officers want is "to be dealt with fairly."  Molitor... a Republican from Westfield... says if Hochul sat down and talked with corrections officers, that would be a better approach.  As of Tuesday... the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision staff at 25 state prisons were on strike.

Man and woman in Jamestown arrested on drug charges following traffic stop...
A man and woman have been arrested on drug-related charges after their car was spotted commiting several traffic infractions on Jamestown's northside last Saturday night.   City police say officers saw the vehicle... operated by 37 year-old Hector Carrillo-Santos... in the area of East Eighth, and North Main Streets shortly before 7 p.m.  Officers conducted the stop... and, found Carrillo-Santos in possession of a quantity of Fentanyl... and, his passenger, 43 year-old Brenda Carrillo, in possession of methamphetamine pills.  Both were taken to the city jail and arraigned.  Carrillo-Santos is charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation... and, multiple vehicle and traffic infractions.  Carrillo was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Both were released with appearance tickets as per state Bail Reform.

Ecklund says city has plenty of road salt, and, conversion to brine is going "smoothly..."
Many communities across New York state have been dealing with a road salt shortage due to issues with a vendor.  However... the city of Jamestown has not seen those problems this Winter... and, has nearly completed a switch over to using brine to beat the ice and snow.  That from Mayor Kim Ecklund... who says the transition so far has been "smooth..." adding the Public Works Dept. has been able to convert eight trucks so far to disperse brine on the roads.  Ecklund says the city's had no real issues getting salt to put on Jamestown streets.  She says the problem is more with changable conditions... going from unseasonably warm to bitter and frigid temperatures.  Ecklund says the problem is one day it's 37 degree out... then a couple of days later it's 10.  The freeze thaw cycles also haven't done city and other local streets any good, either.  While people have complained a lot about East Second Street... Ecklund says that Willard Street is also very rough.  Ecklund made her comments for last weekend's "Community Spotight" program on the six Media One Radio Group stations. 

City woman arrested on warrants...
A woman from Jamestown has been arrested on multiple warrants after she was seen walking along a city street late Monday night.  Jamestown police say patrol officers spotted 23 year-old Hayden Guichard walking with another person on East Second Street about 9:45 p.m., and, knew there were outstanding bench warrants for her arrest.  Police say when they approached Guichard on the street... she clung to the other person... and, then found with the officer involved.  She was arrrested on the warrants... and, for resisting arrest.  She was jailed pending arraignment.

Carlson inducted into CSHOF, now looking forward to getting back on football field...
For the first time in four years... Chicago Bears Tight End, and Jamestown-native Stephen Carlson is healthy... and, ready to play football again.  Carlson was one of the nine newest members of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame to be inducted Monday night... and, calls it a great honor to be part of it.  As for his health... Carlson told us that he was just cleared to resume workouts and play about three-weeks ago... after healing up from a bone he broke in his shoulder about mid-season last Fall.  Carlson began his career with the Cleveland Browns... but, later became a free agent after his knee was injured in 2021.  He says he's a free agent next month... but hopes to be back with the Bears, where he has gained a lot of respect.  Carlson is a 2015 graduate of Jamestown High School... and, a 2019 graduate of Princeton University,  He's played 26 games in the NFL... including seven starts with Cleveland from 2019-2020.  He played one regular-season game for the Bears in 2023.