State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
April 7, 2026
From a push for a public library and picking up an accused cop killer to welcoming the region’s Legionnaires, from widening Wayne Street to a new bask...
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Ellicottville’s Kruszynski named Youth of the Week
April 7, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Jackson Kruszynski, the son of Dan and Carla Kruszynski a...
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HS WRAP: Freshmen battery keys Allegany-Limestone over O-E
Baseball, Local Sports, Softball, ...
April 6, 2026
GV/B moves to 4-0 with victory over W.Va. team ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone baseball team is youthful, featuring just one senior and five freshmen and sophomores on its 12-player roster. Safe to say, those young players took another step forward on Monday. Freshman Tayden Margeson piled up 11 s...
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Bills are seeking to add edginess to roster amid shakeup under Brady
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By NICK SABATO - Niagara Gazette (TNS) 
April 6, 2026
Culture. It was a word thrown around frequently by the Buffalo Bills over the last nine years. Let’s be frank: it’s an important concept. Successful o...
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Twelve more added to ‘26 Charities Classic rosters
Football, Local Sports, Sports
April 6, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. -- The next wave of players who have committed to play in the 2026 Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic have been released. This year’s Cha...
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Local & Social
Citizen Action of NY endorses Gies for Congress
Local News, News, NY State News
Apr 06, 2026
OLEAN — Congressional candidate Aaron Gies on Monday announced he's endorsed by Citizen Action of New York, a statewide grassroots organization listin...
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Leon farmland leads February Cattaraugus County property sales
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Apr 06, 2026
LEON — A farmland sale of more than 85 acres led Cattaraugus County property transactions in February. The Cattaraugus County Office of Real Property ...
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Sprague’s Maple Farms ‘tapped’ as 2026 GOACC holiday ornament
Business, Local News, News
By BELLE MARTINELLI 
Apr 06, 2026
PORTVILLE — The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce announces Sprague’s Maple Farms has been “tapped” as the featured business on the 2026 Holiday ...
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Remembering a life that inspired care at Hospice Hope event
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
By SARAH NEGRON news@oleantimesherald.com 
Apr 06, 2026
ALLEGANY — For nearly 40 years, Carol L. Mahoney worked to advance health care in the greater Olean area community. The former chief executive officer...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 4/1/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Apr 01, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 9:15 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and King Street. A ...
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Reports: St. Bonaventure to hire Daemen’s Mike MacDonald as head coach
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
March 30, 2026
Mike MacDonald, head coach of the highly ranked Division II program at Daemen University, will be St. Bonaventure University's next men's basketball h...
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Trump’s coalition may not survive 2028
Commentary, Opinion
By DAVID M. DRUCKER Bloomberg Opinion 
April 6, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Republican crack-up is coming — not over the Iran war and not today. But the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is a harbinger...
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The Iran war conundrum for Trump
Commentary, Opinion
April 6, 2026
President Donald Trump last week offered the nation a defense of America’s offensive against Iran, assuring the country the mission will end “very sho...
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Does faith have a role in healing our society?
Commentary, Opinion
By PRESTON SWAN 
April 3, 2026
Editor's note: The Interfaith Community of the Olean area sponsored an essay contest for high school students, asking: Does faith have a role in heali...
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