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Village says goodbye to ‘Mr. Wellsville’
Village says goodbye to ‘Mr. Wellsville’
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
February 26, 2026
WELLSVILLE — Hearts have been heavy this past week after local residents learned that James "Jim" Raptis, 95, had passed away. To say he was a village...
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Resilience and relentless pace: Club Bonnies’ hockey’s road to nationals
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Resilience and relentless pace: Club Bonnies’ hockey’s road to nationals
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 27, 2026
OLEAN — St. Bonaventure is headed to nationals, and left no doubt Sunday afternoon. Less than 24 hours after a semifinal victory, St. Bonaventure delivered a decisive performance in the championship game of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Northeast Regional. Trailing 2-1 midway through th...
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Bonnies seek redemption in road rematch at George Mason
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Bonnies seek redemption in road rematch at George Mason
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 27, 2026
OLEAN — St. Bonaventure (15-13, 4-11) arrives at George Mason (21-7, 9-6) riding the high of a convincing win. The Patriots enter Saturday still tryin...
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Ellicottville erases 22-point deficit, tops Gowanda
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Ellicottville erases 22-point deficit, tops Gowanda
February 26, 2026
Eagles rally for 66-55 win; off to Class C semis GOWANDA — The Ellicottville boys basketball team found itself trailing by 22 points with six minutes ...
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Mitchell, Charles power Bonnies to 94-76 rout of Rhode Island
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Mitchell, Charles power Bonnies to 94-76 rout of Rhode Island
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 26, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — Frank Mitchell had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Cayden Charles added 21-10, and the Bonnies (15-13, 4-11) blew out Rhode Island (15-13...
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Cattaraugus Co. DA announces February indictments
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Cattaraugus Co. DA announces February indictments
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
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Police reports 2/27/26
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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Feb 27, 2026
CARLISLE, Pa. – Alanna Nichole Benson of Bradford, a junior environmental science major at Dickinson College, has been named to the dean’s list for th...
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Award-winning author to read at Pitt-Bradford
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Award-winning author to read at Pitt-Bradford
Feb 27, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host acclaimed author and essayist Tim Bascom as part of its visiting writer series on T...
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Olean Council begins budget review, eyes lower tax increase
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Olean Council begins budget review, eyes lower tax increase
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 27, 2026
OLEAN -- Officials are planning to come up with a lower tax increase in the next city budget than originally expected. The Common Council’s finance co...
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Police reports 2/26/27
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Police reports 2/26/27
Feb 26, 2026
Wellsville Police Wednesday, no time provided , Charles A. Buchholz, 39, of Wellsville, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a contr...
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Police reports 2/24/26
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Police reports 2/24/26
Feb 24, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 7:35 p.m. , Cory A. Foster, 37, of Franklinville, was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl...
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Police reports 1/21/26
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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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A U.S. attack on Iran is still the worst option
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A U.S. attack on Iran is still the worst option
By THOMAS CAVANNA RealClearPolitics 
February 27, 2026
Indirect nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran resumed on Feb. 6 for the first time since the 12-day war in June. However, amid deep distrust...
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Improper payments totaled $186 billion
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Improper payments totaled $186 billion
February 27, 2026
The federal government lost $186 billion to improper payments in fiscal year 2025, according to newly released data from the Office of Management and ...
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Mamdani’s New York flirts with fiscal nihilism
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Mamdani’s New York flirts with fiscal nihilism
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 27, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — France is great. I visit a few times a year, and the food is fantastic, the museums are amazing, and the day care is free (or heavily...
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Bad economics isn’t necessarily unconstitutional
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Bad economics isn’t necessarily unconstitutional
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
February 26, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — U.S. politics is apt to conflate disagreements about whether a policy is good or bad with disputes about whether it is constitutional...
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