Jamestown man arrested after allegedly threatening police with a knife...
A city man has been arrested after allegedly threatening police officers with a knife... and, then throwing the knife at one of the officers during an incident on Jamestown's eastside.  City police were called to a report of a suspicious person in the area shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday.  Officers say they located 42 year-old Brandon Jimerson at a condemned building in the area.  As they approached... police say Jimmerson began yelling and displayed the knife. Officers say he began waving the knife and threatened to kill the responding officer... and, other officers who had responded.  Another officer tried to intervene, and Jimerson waved the knife at that officer, as well.  He then allegedly threw the knife at one of the officers, but, the officer was able to avoid being hit.  Jimerson was eventually taken into custody on two counts of Felony menacing a police officer... second-degree attempted assault... third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, trespassing.  He was jailed pending arraignment.

City man arrested for stealing cellphone during domestic incident...
A man from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly stealing a cellphone from another person during a domestic incident on the city's northside.  Jamestown police say they were called to the location shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday... and, made contact with the suspect -- 36 year-old Joseph Grant -- and learned he had taken the phone from the victim.  When officers tried to take him into custody... they say they got into a brief stuggle with Grant.  However... he was soon after taken into custody on charges of  fourth-degree grand larceny... and, resisting arrest.

House fire in Harmony blamed on electrical issue...
An electrical issue in a crawl space under a home late Thursday afternoon led to a fire in the town of Harmony.  Sheriff's Office fire investigators say Panama firefighters were called to the scene at 699 Blockville-Watts Flats Rd. shortly before 5 p.m.  Once the fire was out... the Fire Investigation Team was called in... and, determined the blaze started accidently in the crawl space.  No injuries were reported.

Chautauqua County sees 9th best drop in drug overdose deaths in NYS from 2020 to 2025...
Drug overdose deaths in New York state... and, Chautauqua County in particular... have fallen dramatically over the past three to five years.  A study by the addiction recovery guide "AddictionResource.net..." reports the state's overall rate has fallen by 43.5% since hitting it's peak in 2022... and, Chautauqua County's has fallen by 38% from 2020 to 2025.  Chautauqua County Health Department Senior Public Health Planner Steve Kilburn says the number of overdose deaths here actually peaked in 2023... and, in 2024... fell by about 50%... and, it fell again in 2025 by another 25%.  Chautauqua County's decline in overdose deaths ranked number-9 in the state... and, Kilburn says a big reason for that is more widespread availability of Naloxone... also known as Narcan.  It's designed to revive someone who primarily has overdosed on Fentanyl, or Heroin, among others.  Kilburn says other factors leading to the decline are increased awareness... and, a diluted supply.  For more help in dealing with addiction... go on-line to CombatAddictionCHQ.com.

Jamestown Riverwalk bike path named in honor of late Tony Dolce...
The sun was shining down on Jamestown's westside Thursday afternoon for the formal dedication of the "Tony Dolce Riverwalk Bike Path."  Mayor Kim Ecklund and members of the late Tony Dolce's family unveiled the sign at the bike path's entrance on West Eighth Street.  Ecklund noted Dolce's many contributions as a councilman... and, long-time teacher in the Jamestown Public Schools.  However... Ecklund also pointed out how he enjoyed athletics... and, keeping in shape.  She says he often would walk or bike on the path.  Dolce also coached baseball and cross-country at Jamestown High School... and, several former and current members of the teams were on hand.
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Tony Dolce's two adult children also spoke during the dedication.  Christian... who is also General Manager of the Jamestown Tarp Skunks Summer collegiate baseball team... thanked everyone who came... and, talked about how his father "loved this city." His daughter... Amelia Witkowski... says the family has heard several stories since her father's passing... and, the stories have taken on new meaning to them... and, who how much the city meant to him.  Tony Dolce passed away in his sleep the early morning hours of last July 18 at the age of 64.

Flight 44-2 Exhibit opens Saturday at Lucile M. Wright Museum...
The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum will open an exhibit Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the crash of Continental Charters Flight 44-2 in Cattaraugus County.  Museum Curator Dennis Webster says the crash... which killed 26 people... occured on a foggy night on Dec. 29, 1951... and, left 14 other passengers stranded in the snow and cold for three days and two nights.  To this date... Dennis says it's the longest stranding of a large group of airplane crash survivors in North American history.  Now, for the first time, a special museum exhibit will commemorate the tragic event, memorialize the victims of the crash, and honor the bravery of the survivors and rescuers.  The exhibit features a timeline from the Dec. 29, 1951, flight scheduled from Miami to Pittsburgh and Buffalo... to it's tragic end on Bucktooth Ridge in the town of Napoli... with photographs, maps, interviews, and artifacts from the crash.  Saturday's grand opening for the exhibit runs from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the museum... which is located on the first-floor of the Hotel Jamestown Building on West Third Street in Jamestown.  For more information... go to the museum’s website, lucilemwrightairmuseum.org, or by emailing wrightcurator@gmail.com.