Mayville area resident okay after chimney fire at home...
One person is being helped by the local Red Cross after fire damaged that person's home Monday morning in the town of Chautauqua.  Sheriff's Department emergency dispatchers say North Lake firefighters were called to the scene of a chimney fire at 7127 Beaujean Rd. shortly before 7:30 a.m.  They were soon after joined by Chautauqua, Sherman and Westfield crews at the scene.  Firefighters were there just over three-hours... and, county fire investigators were called to the scene.  No one was hurt.

Woman from Warren, Pa. arrested for stealing car in Jamestown... 
A woman from Warren, Pa. has been arrested for allegedly stealing the car she was driving in the village of Lakewood.  Sheriff's officers say they had a report of a car being stolen in the city of Jamestown about 2 p.m. Monday... and, spotted the vehicle traveling on Fairmount Avenue.  Deputies identified the woman driver as 45 year-old Jessica Wolfgang... and, add they also found she didn't have a driver's license.  Wolfgang was arrested for fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property... and, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation.  She was issued appearance tickets for Busti Town Court.

Wendel confirms delivering State of County Address at CHQ Chamber event in Jamestown later this month...
Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel is moving his State of the County Address outside of Mayville to allow more people to see it.  Wendel is confirming that he will be presenting the annual address to the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Jamestown... and, it will be hosted by the CHQ Chamber of Commerce.  Wendel says many of his counterparts across the state have done it... and, adds the format will be a little different.  He says there will also be a question and answer session following the presentation... which will be recorded.  The address will be delivered the morning of Tuesday, Apr. 21... with breakfast being provided first at 8 a.m., with the address to follow a short time later.  Wendel noted that former Executive... and, current State Senator George Borrello... delivered his first State of the County Address at Chautauqua Lake Central School to accomodate more people... including the heads of the 100 businesses he visited during his first year in office.  He adds his office will also present the video tape of the address at the legislature's meeting the following night on Wed., April 22.  For more information... call the chamber at 484-1101.

Deputy Co. Executive Mark Geise again makes Buffalo Business First's annual "Power 250" list...
Chautauqua County's Deputy County Executive for Economic Development has again been named to Buffalo Business First's "Power 250" list.  The publication annually lists the top 250 influencial business leaders in the eight Western New York counties.  Mark Geise... who is also the Chief Executive Officer for the county's Industrial Development Agency... is number 192 on that list.  Geise was appointed Deputy County Executive and IDA CEO in March of 2018... and, has since led efforts to grow and expand business opportunities in Chautauqua County, including overseeing expanded programs to help employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Over the past four years... Business First reports that -- under Geise’s leadership -- the IDA has assisted with $1.74-billion worth of capital investment projects in the county.  Those investments include: the Cummins Engine internal expansion project of $452-million... and, Wells Enterprises Phase I, II, and III expansion efforts of $512 million combined.

Two teens arrested for burglary on Jamestown's eastside...
A pair of teens... one from Jamestown... were arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly breaking into a residence on the city's eastside.  Jamestown police say they were called to a "burglary in-progress" at 443 Buffalo St. just after 1:30 p.m., and on arrival, were told that the pair had fled the scene.  Police were able to find both a short distance away... and 19 year-old Steven Osborne and a 17 year-old from Hamburg, New York... were taken into custody without incident.  Officers say both were charged with third-degree burglary.  Osborne was arraigned and released with an appearance ticket.  The 17 year-old was released to a third-party... and will be formally arraigned at a later date.

Gas Prices surge again this week as cost goes above $4 a gallon in Jamestown-area...
The average prices for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline in the Jamestown-area has exceeded $4 for the first time since August of 2022.  And... as the week begins... the cost is continuing it's upward trend.  AAA East Central's Gas Price report says the average price was 12 cents higher Monday to just over $4.04 a gallon.  However... in many places... it's now $4.10 or $4.11 a gallon due to the ongoing war in Iran.  Nationally... the average price is now at $4.11 a gallon... which is also 12-cents higher than last week.  AAA reports crude oil prices continue to surge... surpassing $100 a barrel... and it's gotten as high as $113-a barrel.  That's due largely to Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz... where about 20% of the world's oil is shipped through.  AAA says the average price per kilowatt hour of electricity remained 41-cents at public E-V charging stations.