MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has voted against the appointment of Jamestown Democrat Chuck Cornell to fill a recently vacated seat in District 12. Earlier this month, Cornell was selected by Democrats in his district to fill the … [Read more...]
GOP Maintains 13 Seats on County Legislature, Despite Downsizing to 19
MAYVILLE - The 2013 Election has turned out to be a huge victory for Republican in the Chautauqua County Legislature. Despite the fact that the legislature is downsizing to 19 members, the GOP will still control 13 seats on the panel, giving it a … [Read more...]
Anonymous Postcard Urges Sherman Residents to Go with Write-In Legislative Candidate
SHERMAN - An anonymous postcard that’s been circulating in the Sherman area may cause the Republican party to lose the election for the County Legislature District 18 seat. According to an article in today’s post journal, a postcard has been … [Read more...]
2013 Election to Feature Several Contested Races
MAYVILLE - Election Day is one week away, and there are several contested races scheduled taking place in Chautauqua County besides the race for County Executive. For the county clerk’s race, businessman and county legislator Larry Barmore (R-Gerry) … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Lemon, Baldwin Confirmed Winners of Legislature Primaries
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections has counted absentee ballots for two county legislature races that were too close to call on Primary Night, Sept. 10. In the Legislative District 16 Republican primary, which includes the towns of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Students Assist County in Developing Airport Website
JAMESTOWN - Three Jamestown High School students have offered their assistance in creating a new Chautauqua County Airport website as part of Chris Reilly's Website Design Class. The students are 2013 graduates Boe Brooks and Greg Deppas and senior … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Several Local Elections Slated for Primary Day
MAYVILLE - It’s Primary Day in Chautauqua County with several towns throughout the county scheduled to have contested races. Primary voting will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Any resident at least 18 years of age who has previously registered and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: 2013 Election Features 10 Contested Legislature Races with Three Primaries
MAYVILLE - Ten of the 19 Chautauqua County legislature districts feature contested races for the 2013 elections – and of those ten races, three will feature a major party primary. As WRFA previously reported in June, the legislature’s District 16 … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County GOP Finalizes List of Endorsements for 2013 Election
It may be five months away, but the two political parties in Chautauqua County are already preparing for Election Day 2013. Last weekend the Chautauqua County’s Republican Party nominating committee finalized its endorsements for county offices and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature’s Audit and Control Committee Approves County Home Resolution
MAYVILLE - Another committee of the Chautauqua County Legislature has given it’s approval for the sale of the Chautauqua County Home to a Chicago based company. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, the legislator’s financial … [Read more...]
