Mayville News

The League of Women Voters of Chautauqua County has scheduled three debates for October, in keeping with its mission of encouraging informed and active participation in government.

Kyle D. Thorpe, 21, of Jamestown was charged with driving at a speed not reasonable and prudent after he crashed his vehicle on Jones and Gifford Avenue Thursday night.

The July 16 Entertainment in the Park concert will feature the classic rock band 'Eclipse.' The Thursday evening performance will be held at the Village Green Park in Mayville from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The members of 'Eclipse' are Jeff Hatch, 17, the drummer and a student at Maple Grove School; Brandon Hatch, 15, lead guitar and vocals, and a student ...

MAYVILLE a ' Reorganization in the Chautauqua Lake Central School District has resulted in the abolishment of the sixth-grade adviser positions, drawing the ire of two affected teachers already upset with the process.

Middle grades Citizens of the Month for May at Chautauqua Lake Central School are Kathryn Doyle, Kourtney Shearer, Aili Makuch and Angelique Schalk-Ruff. Kathryn Doyle is a sixth-grader and the daughter of Amy Schulz of Ashville and Jim Doyle of Warren, Pa.

MAYVILLE a ' The appropriately named Watermark Restaurant, which provides Chautauqua Lake as a beautiful background, is under new ownership.

Growing a strong regional economy, growing strong children, growing our financial assets; all of these initiatives will be highlighted at the 2009 Chautauqua County Government Fair Booth with its theme of "Growing Our Future TogetherChautauqua County and You." The 2009 Chautauqua County Fair runs July 27th through August 2nd.

County Executive Gregory Edwards Friday announced that the last of a three-part overhaul of the physical plant of the courts in Chautauqua County has been completed.

Owners Jack and Mary Jo Peacock opened The Stagecoach West in the late 1970s. They started small, but have grown into an 18,000 square foot store with 24 employees.

Steven J. Thayer, 53, of 106 South Erie St., Mayville, died Monday , in Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, N.Y., following an auto accident.

Christopher P. Sundquist, 38, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree burglary, endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree assault Monday following an incident at a Chapman Street home around 6:40 p.m. Police say a woman told officers Sundquist entered the home and choked her in front of a child.

The Chautauqua County Conservative Party has endorsed County Executive Gregory J. Edwards for re-election, party chairwoman Jan R. Potter announced.

Is your summer vacation turning into a "Staycation?" Come to the Table. Do you have an appreciation for "The Arts?" Come to the Table.

SPCA FUNDRAISER: A "Wine and Wags Social" and fundraiser will be presented from 6 to 9 p. m. today at the Erie County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 205 Ensminger Road, Town of Tonawanda.

Chautauqua County Executive candidate Chuck Cornell revealed a key element of his proposed economic development plans Thursday, saying he would place entrepreneurship and small businesses as the centerpieces of his strategy to cultivate growth.

Auctioneer David S. Brown ended the evening recently with the best item of all when the Westfield Mayville Rotary Club bestowed upon him its highest award, the Paul Harris Fellowship, during its annual auction.

District Attorney David W. Foley announced the following pleas and sentences in Chautauqua County Court: Victoria L. Andin, 28, of South Roberts Road, Dunkirk, was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison for third-degree attempted burglary.

Ricardo Aguirre, Counsel to the Secretary of State and Director of Operations for the New York State Department of State, announced that Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.

MAYVILLEa ' On June 10, the first Chautauqua County Travel Expo will be held at the Chautauqua Suites Expo Center in Mayville.

Barring a veto from County Executive Greg Edwards, the Chautauqua County Legislature has saved Jamestown and Dunkirk from having to establish their own tax foreclosure systems and set aside millions of dollars for unpaid property taxes.