Cattaraugus County News

Porter T. Litteer, 28, of Jamestown was charged with petit larceny at 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Alyssa Cizdziel Alyssa Cizdziel is the valedictorian of the West Valley Central School class of 2012 with a weighted average of 103.67 percent.

The state Department of Transportation has announced that effective today, the Old Route 219 bridge over Cattaraugus Creek in the towns of Concord and Ashford in Erie and Cattaraugus counties will be posted for a maximum weight limit of 15 tons.

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 127 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL ... (more)

Lori Pettit Rieman, Cattaraugus County district attorney, reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, May 16, 2012: Daryll M. Bernard, 17, of Gowanda was arraigned and entered a plea of innocent to an indictment charging him with second-degree burglary, two counts of third-degree burglary, fourth-degree criminal mischief, ... (more)

Around 8 a.m. Friday, Cattaraugus County Sheriff officials and New York state police dive teams recovered the body of Jonathon Miller, 23, of Jamestown from the Allegheny Reservoir.

The two election law misdemeanors against Norman Green were waived last month by Cattaraugus County Family and Surrogate Court Judge Michael Nenno - ending a nearly two-year dispute.

According to Sgt. Andrew J. Rozler of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, the body recovered in the Alleghany Reservoir early Friday morning was that of Jonathon Miller, 22, of Jamestown.

Searchers have found the body of a missing kayaker who disappeared after capsizing on the Allegheny Reservoir near the New York-Pennsylvania border last weekend.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff Tim Whitcomb says the victim went missing Sunday afternoon while kayaking on the Allegany River and has now been found 5 days later.

Chautauqua County Office of Emergency Services' Hazardous Materials Response Team recently qualified to receive a HazMat Grant for $70,552 through the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services .

Lori Petit Rieman, Cattaraugus County District Attorney, reported the following activity in Cattaraugus County Court on Monday, May 21: Nathan Clester, 23, presently incarcerated in the Cattaraugus County Jail, was sentenced to a determinate term of nine years incarceration with the NYS Department of Corrections for his convictions of second-degree ... (more)

Police are investigating a shooting involving a young person in the Cattaraugus County Village of Portville.

A West Seneca woman was ordered by Cattaraugus County Judge Larry Himelein on Monday to serve two to four years in prison as a second felony offender on her conviction on grand larceny and attempted identity theft counts.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office officials are continuing the search for a Jamestown resident who was reported missing after a kayaking accident in the Allegheny Reservoir of the Allegheny National Forest at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

State Police dive teams armed with side sonar technology are being called in to assist in the search for a missing Southern Tier kayaker.

A Delavan man is headed to the Cattaraugus County Jail for a year following his conviction on a motor vehicle-related infraction.

Jessica M. Vangiesen, 30, of Jamestown was charged with petit larceny at 8:32 p.m. Sunday.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office officials are searching for a 22-year-old Jamestown man who went missing while kayaking at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Allegheny Reservoir of the Allegany National Forest.

The Seneca Nation of Indians Employment and Training Department hosted a job fair featuring more than 50 local firms and companies.