Ashville News

Nearly 900 two- and four-year degree candidates received diplomas from Alfred State College this spring.

Seven new directors were elected when the Southwestern NY Chapter of the American Red Cross conducted its first annual meeting with more than 60 people in attendance at Webb's Captain's Table in Mayville.

Suzanne Gould of Smith-field, N.C., formerly of Jamestown, N.Y., died in her home on Sunday, June 21, Father's Day 2009.

Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash at about 2:30 p. m. Sunday on Route 394 in the Town of North Harmony, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports.

An area family still mourning the death of their 24-year-old daughter, who was also a sister and mother is struggling with a court commitment to give the killer only slightly more than the minimum sentence for the charge to which he is pleading guilty.

Lane M. Stratton of Jamestown as charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property Sunday.

William E. Hafner, 46, of Main Street, Forestville was charged Monday with second-degree menacing.

A head-on crash in the Town of North Harmony on Tuesday morning left two men hospitalized, Chautauqua County sheriff's officials report.

Justin A. Anderson, 19, of Lakewood was charged with second-degree harassment, fourth-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree attempted criminal mischief after a series of incidents early Thursday morning in Lakewood.

On Friday, police charged five people during a quality-of-life patrol. Charged were Porter M. Jones, 26, who was taken into custody on two outstanding city of Buffalo warrants; Jason D. Smith, 35, who was charged with unnecessary noise and will appear in the Jamestown City Court at a later date; Aaron J. Graham, 26, who was charged on two ...

Teaching children to safely pedal their way around the community is a primary goal of the Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Village.

A young Jamestown man has been charged in connection with a Thursday night accident on Livingston Avenue that sent several friends and acquaintances to various hospitals.

District Attorney David W. Foley has announced that Harold E. Hall of 6047 Route 474, Ashville was arraigned this morning on a four count indictment charging Kidnapping in the First Degree a class A-I Felony, Kidnapping in the Second Degree a class B Felony, Assault in the Second Degree a class D Felony and Aggravated Criminal Contempt a class D ...

By ROBERT RIZZUTO Special to the OBSERVER Some would argue that the heroes among us are just ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations.

From the complex world of electronic and aerospace assembly to the sterile intensity of hospital operating rooms, the array of colors made possible by titanium color anodizing is in high demand these days.

Windy weather wreaked havoc around Chautauqua County Saturday, as gusts up to 47 miles per hour knocked down trees and threw debris around area roads.

Three suspicious sites found during the community search for Corrie Anderson this past weekend have not yielded answers to help find the missing Busti mother.

For the past six months, life for Corrie Anderson's family has been a blur; but, what has since become crystal clear are the details of the last day she was seen alive.

In 1909, the ice jam at the mouth of the Niagara River had been broken. The general ice level from the Falls to the river mouth had been lowered 12 feet.

Edward K. Ortiz, 43, of Jamestown and Osvaldo Vasquez, 47 of Jamestown were charged with first-degree attempted robbery and second-degree menacing Sunday around 5:15 a.m. Police say an adult male came to the Jamestown Police Department to report that Ortiz and Vasquez attempted to rob him.