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Gas prices skyrocket after Iran air strikes

NEW YORK (AP) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight to about $3.11 in the U.S., according to motor club AAA. Gas prices were already rising before the U.S. launched strikes on Iran as refiners switch over to summer blends of fuel, but crude futures have ...

RDA considers microgrant program

The Redevelopment Authority is weighing proposals aimed at strengthening the small business community in Warren County. Proposals for a new countywide microgrant program and a loan request to help reopen a downtown restaurant were both in conversation at Wednesday’s RDA meeting. Warren ...

Editor to speak at Sunshine Week event on March 11

John D’Agostino, editor of the Times Observer newspaper in Warren, will speak on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Jefferson DeFrees Family Center, 207 Second Ave, Warren. D’Agostino will discuss his views on investigative journalism and presenting truth to the public in newspapers. He ...

DA: ‘It is our goal that Mr. Burham die in prison’

A Jamestown man who is already behind bars for kidnapping an elderly couple has been sentenced for a murder that he committed nearly three years ago. On Monday, Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced 37-year-old Michael Burham to 25 years to life in prison. In January Burham ...

Kinzua Area Discovery Center partners with Bean Bank Enterprises

The Kinzua Area Discovery Center has started to make its rounds throughout the county and most recently partnered with Bean Bank Enterprises Inc of Youngsville. After a blind taste test from three choices, a blend was voted on and was named “Discovery Blend.” Recently, supportive ...

Pizza shop owner asks for loan to reopen

Leah Simanowski, a representative of NY Style Deli and Pizza, requested a $180,000 loan to complete renovations and reopen the restaurant at a newly purchased downtown location. The business previously operated in Warren for six years, with Simanowski reporting steady sales growth before ...