Operations Committee discusses process for selling city-owned lots
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
February 20, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council is revisiting the option of selling vacant city-owned lots to interested parties as a way to reduce the city’s scope ...
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Olean mayor releases tentative ’26-27 budget
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
February 20, 2026
OLEAN — The City of Olean would see an increase in spending in the next fiscal year, along with a property tax increase over the state-mandated tax ca...
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Bonnies aim to flip the script in rematch with Richmond
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
February 20, 2026
OLEAN — Saturday’s road game for the Bonnies will pit two struggling A-10 teams against each other, as St. Bonaventure looks to avenge their 89-80 loss from early in conference play. The Richmond Spiders (14-13, 4-10) have lost eight of nine in the A-10, while the Bonnies (14-12, 3-10) have struggle...
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Outdoors: The First and Last
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 20, 2026
If you’re a war history buff, you’ll recognize the title of this article as a well-known book detailing the rise and fall of the German air force in W...
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Hot shooting lifts Jamestown past Huskies
Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 19, 2026
OLEAN — Jamestown (16-4) took a commanding lead early in a non-league matchup against the Huskies (14-6) behind great ball movement and red hot outsid...
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Bonnies two wins away from national club hockey tournament
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
February 19, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mike Cosentino is confident his Bonnies can do well this weekend at the American Collegiate Hockey Association Northeast Regional To...
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The postseason begins: area teams set to battle for sectional titles
Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 19, 2026
OLEAN — After two and a half months of regular season basketball, the sectional playoffs are here, with a number of local teams vying for championship...
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Local & Social
GOP lawmakers urge Hochul to reject NYC bailout
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Feb 20, 2026
New York Republican lawmakers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop her plans to give New York City $1.5 billion to help reduce its budget shortfall. I...
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Police reports 2/19/26
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Feb 20, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office SALAMANCA — Karen Fries, no age provided, of Allegany, was charged at 7 p.m. Wednesday with second-degree criminal...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 2/18/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 18, 2026
Salamanca Police  Feb. 10, 7:15 p.m. , Derik N. Nelson, 27, of Salamanca, was charged with second-degree criminal trespassing, a class A misdemeanor. ...
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Police reports 2/17/26
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Feb 17, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office GREAT VALLEY — Giovanni A. Sciotti, 43, of Great Valley, was charged at 8:18 a.m. Friday with first-degree crimina...
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Police reports 1/21/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
January 21, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office OLEAN — John R. Roulo, 42, of Olean, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on a violation of probation warrant issued ...
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Facing scary, menacing times
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
February 20, 2026
Have you ever noticed periods in life when certain words keep coming to mind? Sometimes, they are terms that have become popular in our culture. At th...
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America at 250: A miracle at Philadelphia
Commentary, Opinion
By GENE PISASALE RealClearPolitics 
February 20, 2026
“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Go...
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Falling crime numbers a welcome development
Commentary, Opinion
February 20, 2026
Even good news generates controversy in these polarizing times. Violent crime is cratering in the United States, according to national statistics. Las...
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