North county man convicted of assault and burglary resentenced to 10 years in state prison...
A Sliver Creek man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison in connection with two incidents... one in 2023... and, another in 2024.  Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt has announced that 35 year-old David Payne received the sentence Tuesday from County Court Judge David Foley.  Schmidt says... in July of 2024... Payne pled guilty to second-degree assault for a domestic incident that occurred in June 2023... and, also pled guilty to second-degree burglary another domestic incident that occurred in July of 2023.  He was sentenced in July of last year to one-year of Interim Probation and was to comply with the terms of his probation.  But... he violated those terms when he was arrested in Erie County, New York last April.  Payne was resentenced on both convictions... receiving 10 years for the burglary count... and, a 5-year prison term for the assault count.  Both will be served concurrently.

City man indicted by federal grand jury for possessing and trafficking Meth...
A Jamestown man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly possessing a large amount of methamphetamine during a traffic stop nearly a year ago.  U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Tuesday that 20 year-old Ruben Medina had been charged with possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.  Prosecutors say that a city officer on patrol spotted Medina driving in the area of North Main and West 12th Streets the early evening of Sept. 11, 2024... and, knew he was wanted for a probation violation.  The officer stopped Medina... and, additional officers arrived to assist.  As one of the officers approached the car... Medina initially refused to exit the vehicle before complying and getting out.  He was taken into custody and transported to the City Jail, where an officer discovered a plastic bag containing approximately 109 grams of meth during a pat down of Medina.  Medina was ordered detained during a court appearance.

Successful first day to school reported by new school superintendent in SWCS district...
It's been a "great start" to the 2025-26 school year for the Southwestern Central District's new superintendent and students.  Those are the feelings of Molly Moore... who takes over the reigns from the retired Maureen Donahue.  Moore says they had an open house late last week... and, a special Senior Sunrise Breakfast program Tuesday morning for the Class of 2026.  She had been an administrator in the Southwestern District since 2013... and, was a school psychologist in each of the school's grade levels... starting in 2001.  Moore worked with Donahue the past few years... and, says she urged her to take a superintendent development program... and, it helped her decide she wanted to follow Donahue as the leader at Southwestern.  Moore says her immediate goal is to improve communication about Southwestern's academic and other programs offered to students.  She also wants to improve communication to staff and faculty... as well as students.  Classes also began Tuesday in the Falconer and Frewsburg districts.

Whitaker pleased with start to new school year at JPS...
Two more south county schools begin classes today... including the Jamestown Public Schools... which had a half-day of class for all grade levels.  That from School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker... who says -- inspite of a lot of project work being done this Summer -- all the buildings are ready to go.  He adds that he and staff are ready to welcome the kids back -- especially the younger ones in Kindergarten... who he says are "full of energy, and trying to sort out all sorts of things."  Whitaker says it's great to have the kids back in school, and welcome new ones.  He says there was especially a lot of work going on at Jamestown High School this Summer... with new HVAC equipment being installed on the roof.  He adds that the cafeteria renovation is continuing... but, adds the flooring has now been repoured, and the steel and roofing is now up.  Dr. Whitaker welcomed students and parents at Lincoln Elementary School Wednesday morning.  He made his previous comments for last weekend's "Community Spotlight" on the six Media One Radio Group stations.  

City woman arrested for Leandra's Law violation following DWI crash in Ripley...
A woman from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk when her car crashed in the town of Ripley with a child inside the vehicle.  Sheriff's officers were called to the scene on Route 76 about 6:15 p.m last Monday for a single-car accident.  They identified the driver as 28 year old Shantelle Evans.  Evans was taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital for treatment of her injuries.  Further investigation found that she was driving the car while intoxicated.  Evans was cited for DWI -- Leandras Law... DWI.. speed not reasonable and prudent... and, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle.  She was issued appearancet tickets for Ripley Town Court.

City man charged in recent eastside domestic...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly damaging another person's property during a domestic dispute on the city's eastside.  Jamestown police were called to the scene shortly after 10 p.m. last Wednesday... and, on arrival found the accused, 23 year-old Dakota Martin, had damaged the property.  He was arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief... and, taken into custody without incident, and held pending arraignment.