Jamestown man arrested on multiple sex offense charges...
A city man has been arrested on multiple Felony sex offense charges after two victims filed complaints against him.  Jamestown police say 38 year-old Shawn Clutter was arrested Monday morning after obtaining enough evidence for an arrest warrant.  In one of the incidents... Clutter was accused of violating an order of protection against him.  He was taken into custody on two counts each of third-degree rape... second-degree strangulation... and, unlawful imprisonment... and, three counts each of aggravated criminal contempt... and forcible touching.  He's also charged with fourth-degree stalking and third-degree assault... and, was taken to the county jail without bail.

City woman expresses concern over crime on Jamestown's northside in the wake of recent shooting incidents...
More concerns about crime in Jamestown's northside are being voiced in the wake of two recent shooting incidents.  A West Eighth Street resident addressed city council Monday night about the two incidents... which occured last Wednesday night... one in the area of Eighth and Fulton Streets -- the other outside the 7-11 store on North Main Street.  Then over the weekend... Ravin Corvis says someone tried to break into her house shortly after the shootings.  Corvis says the vacant houses in that area have been an issue with people living there.  Since the weather has gotten warmer... Corvis says there's more and more illegal activity taking place outside... including people dealing, and or using illegal drugs.  An 18 year-old man suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound in one of the two shootings... which Jamestown police say were related... and, targeted.  However... no arrests have yet been made.  If you have any information on those incidents... call JPD at 483-7537... or the JPD Tips line at 483-TIPS... that's 483-8477.

Accident involving two semi-trucks near Ripley business leads to DWI charge against one of the drivers...
An accident involving two semi-trucks in the town of Ripley has led to a drunk driving charge against one of the operators.  Sheriff's officers say they were called to the scene near a business just after 8 p.m. last Friday.  Deputies say their investigation found that the one driver, 63 year-old Harry Clayton III of North Benton, Ohio... was intoxicated.  Clayton was taken into custody and transported to the Sheriff's Office for processing on charges of DWI, and unsafe backing.  He was issued appearance tickets for Ripley Town Court at a later date.

Erie, Pa. man arrested for DWI following crash in Forestville...
An Erie, Pennsylvania man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk during an accident late last week in Forestvile.  Sheriff's deputies say they were called to the scene on  Main Street just before 3:30 p.m. last Thursday... and, were told a vehicle driven by 56 year-old David Johnson... had fled the scene.  Officers say they found the car, and Johnson, a short time later and he was arrested.  Further investigation showed that he was driving while ability impaired by alcohol.  Johnson was also charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident... consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle.... reckless driving... failure to stop at a stop sign... passing a stopped vehicle at an intersection... failure to keep right and others.  He was taken to the Hanover Substation... and, issued appearance tickets for Hanover Town Court.

Gillibrand calls on Trump administration to give relief to student loan borrowers in wake of termination of SAVE Plan...
New York's Junior U.S. Senator is renewing her efforts to press the Trump Administration to provide relief to student loan borrowers.  Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand says recent decisions by the administration have left more than 640,000 student loan borrowers in New York state caught in backlogs for both the Income-Driven Repayment... and, Public Service Loan Forgiveness plans... which she says the administration has "mismanaged."  She says the problem has hurt applicants because "interest piles up on their loans in the meantime."  The IDR and PSLF application processing backlog follows the administration’s move earlier this year to terminate the Saving on a Valuable Education -- or SAVE Plan -- which had helped millions of student loan borrowers lower their monthly student loan payments.  She says more than 7-million Americans are being forced into applying for new repayment plans.  Gillibrand is demanding  that Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon develop a plan to address the student loan backlogs immediately.  She also demanded answers from the department about the impact of these backlogs on New Yorkers.

Budget vote set for Thurs. morning by Lakewood Village Board...
The Lakewood Village Board will meet Thursday morning to approve a new, 2026-27 budget... following further discussion at Monday night's meeting.  Officials say more work was needed to finalize the spending plan for a final vote... which will take place at the Special Meeting, which will begin at 8 a.m. in the board room in the Caprino Municipal Building Thursday.  The budget needs to be approved by May 1... and, will take effect starting on June 1.

Fredonia Village Board approves 2026-27 budget...
The Fredonia Village Board has adopted a budget for its 2026-2027 fiscal year that raises property taxes by 4%.  This past Monday... trustees okayed the spending plan by a 4-0 vote, with LeeAnn Lazarony absent from the meeting.  The spending plan brings the village's tax rate to $63.90 per $1,000.  The water rate will remain unchanged at $7.60 per thousand gallons, while the water base rate will increase from $30 to $40 per quarter.