Belfast Lion Club celebrates its 40th anniversary
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
March 17, 2026
BELFAST — After four decades, the Belfast Lions Club is still going strong. The Lions celebrated their 40th anniversary on Saturday, honoring two indi...
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Bonnies take on Drexel at home in first round of women’s NIT
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By Henry Buchan 
March 18, 2026
For the first time in a decade, the Bonnies women are playing postseason basketball, and will host Drexel at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the first round of the WNIT. This comes during the third year of coach Jim Crowley’s second tenure with the Bonnies, and follows a ten win improvement from 2024-2025 dur...
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After Schmidt, who will be the Bonnies’ next head coach?
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
Henry Buchan 
March 17, 2026
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s been a lot of noise recently around the future of the Bonnies’ head coaching position. First, there were t...
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Top seniors from NY, PA set to meet in Big 30 Senior Classic
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
March 16, 2026
OLEAN — The best high school basketball seniors from Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania will meet one last time when the Big 30 Senior Classic...
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Bonnies host Drexel in WNIT First Round Thursday
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
March 16, 2026
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team is slated to host Drexel in the first round of the WNIT Thursday at the R...
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Local & Social
Police reports 3/18/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 18, 2026
Salamanca Police  March 11, 9:18 a.m. , Alicia D. Kindt, 37, of Salamanca, was charged with two counts of aggravated harassment of an employee by an i...
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Youth art show to celebrate McKean County
Local News, News
Mar 18, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — Pitt-Bradford Arts, in partnership with Leadership McKean, is presenting “Why I Love McKean County: A Young Artists’ Celebration” — a ...
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Kris Karr recognized for 30 years at Cutco
Local News, News
Mar 18, 2026
OLEAN — Kris Karr, director of manufacturing for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will celebrate 30 years of service with the company next week. Karr first joined...
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Laura Riley named to High Point FCU’s board
Local News, News
Mar 18, 2026
OLEAN — Laura Riley, who worked for decades in the city of Salamanca comptroller’s office and the Cattaraugus County treasurers office, has been appoi...
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Uppenovr skiing fundraiser for Roswell is Saturday
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 18, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — The 3rd annual Uppenovr — an uphill/downhill event that starts at Holiday Valley, goes up, over and down HoliMont and then back up and...
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Olean Common Council scraps plans for auditing contractor
Local News, News
Bob Clark 
Mar 18, 2026
OLEAN -- A plan to hire a consulting firm to temporarily  handle the city’s finances failed to get support from the Common Council. During a special m...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 3/13/26: Olean man faces drug charges
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 14, 2026
OLEAN — An Olean man faces felony drug charges following the execution of a search warrant, the Olean Police Department reported Friday. Ronald Daniel...
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Schumer walks into another shutdown dead end
Commentary, Opinion
March 17, 2026
Sen. Chuck Schumer walked Democrats into a dead end last year, triggering the longest federal government shutdown in a futile effort to prop up the he...
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Thoughts on dreaming
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
March 17, 2026
Do you dream? Are they good, bad or ugly, comforting or even scary? Most have had some of each. A dream is defined as “a series of thoughts, images, a...
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