Mayville man arrested for menacing following incident in front of children Monday night...
A Mayville man has been arrested for allegedly threatening another person with a knife in front of multiple children in the town of Chautauqua.  Sheriff's officers say they were called to the scene about 9:20 p.m. Monday for a person with a weapon complaint.  Deputies say they determined that 30 year-old Alexander Latta has menaced the other person in front of the children.  Officers arrested Latta for second-degree menacing... and, endangering the welfare of a child... and, he was taken to the county jail pending centralized arraignment.

Jamestown juvenile arrested for alleged Terroristic Threat...
A juvenile from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly making a threat against others in the Falconer Central Schools last Tuesday, Sept. 9.  Ellicott Town Police say the youth... who was under the age of 18... was arrested after they responded to the school and investigated.  Officers charged with juvenile with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening harm to others.  The juvenile was arrested and issued a Family Court appearance ticket for a later date.

Ecklund: Budget work for 2026 continues, and will likely go right up to presentation day...
There are still a lot of unknowns in Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund's 2026 budget proposal... and, work on the final spending plan will likely continue right up until it's presented on Oct. 8.  Ecklund tells us that work will continue right up until the final spending plan is due on December 1st.  She says she had meetings this week with City Comptroller Ericka Thomas... and, retired Comptroller Joe Bellitto.  Ecklund says Corporation Counsel Eliot Raimando will also be involved.  Ecklund reemphasized her sense that the situation may not improve until after 2027.  In the meantime... she says her department heads have done a really good job at holding the line on expenses during the current year.  She says they were told it was going to be a very tight budget in '26.  Ecklund made her comments for last weekend's "Community Spotlight" program on the six Media One Radio Group stations.

Wdowiasz also continuing work on 2026 budget plan, that may include some consolidation of services...
Dunkirk's mayor says the city has to "find different ways to do business" as the process of developing her 2026 budget proposal continues.  Kate Wdowiasz says she was expecting to get a late week update from her finance team last week to discuss how the spending plan is shaping up.  Wdowiasz says it'll be a challenging process to keep the city's property tax rate locked in where it currently is... and, she says some of what they're looking at is consolidating services... some with the village of Fredonia.  Wdowiasz adds that she is also waiting for an update on an audit of the city's 2024 finances before she sets a date for her budget presentation.  She says it's almost completed -- and hopefully will be by the end of the month. 

Pair arrested on fugitive and drug charges...
Two people have been arrested -- one as a fugitive from justice... and, the other on a drug charge -- following a traffic stop on Jamestown's eastside.  City police say they stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Winsor and Scott Streets shortly before 2:30 a.m. Monday.  Their investigation determined the passenger... 43 year-old Armando Rosario... was wanted on a warrant from Pennsylvania.  Officers also found that the driver... 36 year-old Heather Dempsey... was in possession of a quanity of cocaine.  Rosario was arrested and held as a fugitive from justice... while Dempsey was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

148th Dist. Assemblyman Sempolinski testifies against Electrification...
New York needs a "balanced, bi-parisan approach to it's energy future that keeps rates reasonable for New York's families... while protecting the environment."  That from 148th District State Assembly Joe Sempolinski... a former Congressman for the region... who now represents Cattaraugus County in the state legislature's lower house.  During testimony in front of the state's Energy Planning Board last week... Sempolinski said New York needs to move away from the "one-size fits all approach" favored by Governor Kathy Hochul and the Democrat majority in the legislature.  Sempolinski says "Albany’s top-down approach to energy is another example of government overreach that ignores the realities families face in Western New York.  We’re tired of Albany politicians pushing costly mandates that make life harder and more expensive, while doing little to nothing to actually help the environment."  Sempolinski says "the one bright spot in the plan is the state is moving toward embracing more nuclear."