Casino to host Sportsman Show this weekend
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
March 3, 2026
SALAMANCA —The ever-popular Sportsman Show returns to the Seneca Allegany Event Center this weekend, when local sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts will...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
March 3, 2026
From bad water and polling Prohibition to an NIT bid for Bonas, from a bad intersection to planning for a skate park, here’s a look back on the week t...
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Ellicottville’s comeback falls short in semifinals vs Global Concepts
Local Sports, Sports
March 4, 2026
OLEAN — The Ellicottville Eagles’ (15-8) season came to an end on Tuesday night, as their comeback effort fell just short against Global Concepts (17-4), 56-50. The sixth seeded Eagles trailed by 14 points in the third quarter, and battled back to get the game within two possessions against second s...
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Texas A&M WR Concepcion has a special connection to Buffalo
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
March 4, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion shouldn’t have to wait too long to hear his name called in April’s NFL Draft. The 21-year-old jun...
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Fillmore ousted by Oakfield-Alabama in C2 semifinals
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
GIRLS BASKETBALL
March 3, 2026
Unbeaten O-A too much for Eagles, notches 57-31 win HONEOYE FALLS — The Fillmore girls’ basketball team’s defense, coach Tom Parks noted afterward, wa...
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Local & Social
Tri-County Arts Council announces March classes
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
Mar 03, 2026
OLEAN — The Tri-County Arts Council has announced their slate of classes for the month of March. Many of these classes can be enjoyed by the whole fam...
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State: Cattaraugus, Olean sales taxes up in January
Business, Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 03, 2026
Local sales tax receipts mostly came in above projections in January, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported. The Office of the State Comptroller report...
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Cuba Legion to host breakfast buffet
Local News, News
Mar 03, 2026
CUBA — The Cuba American Legion will host a breakfast buffet 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. or until sold out on Saturday. Breakfasts for ages 6 and older are $12...
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Franklinville’s Knobloch named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County, High School, Local News, ...
Mar 03, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Kierra Knobloch, the daughter of James Knobloch and Danie...
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Allegany-Limestone school board hears first budget presentations
High School, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 02, 2026
ALLEGANY — As the Allegany-Limestone Central School begins preparations for its next budget that will go before voters this May, several department he...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 3/2/26
Crime, Local News, News
Mar 02, 2026
Olean Police Thursday, 4:11 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on West State Street near North First Street. A vehicle ...
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Cattaraugus Co. DA announces February indictments
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 27, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during February, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Friday. W...
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Police reports 2/27/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 27, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office OLEAN — Dewitt J. Logan, 47, of Olean, was arrested at 12:39 p.m. Thursday on a bench warrant issued out of Cattar...
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Trump wants Iranians to rise up — will they?
Commentary, Opinion
March 3, 2026
Celebrations broke out across Iran in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes over the weekend that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, an...
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Time for New York’s prison chief to go
Commentary, Opinion
March 2, 2026
ALBANY — If she hasn't already, Gov. Kathy Hochul should read a federal judge's decision to reject state corrections Commissioner Daniel F. Martuscell...
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