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Travel advisory issued as storm continues
Travel advisory issued as storm continues
By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
December 30, 2025
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office has a travel advisory in place for all of Cattaraugus County as heavy snow and high winds are making t...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
December 30, 2025
From a city charter commission and English radio on the dial to helping snagged fishermen, from a shout-out at the Rose Bowl Parade to honoring the lo...
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West Valley’s Toms named Youth of the Week
West Valley’s Toms named Youth of the Week
December 30, 2025
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Liliana Toms, the daughter of Janet Toms ...
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Olean wrestlers compete at Grand Island event
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Olean wrestlers compete at Grand Island event
December 30, 2025
GRAND ISLAND — The Olean boys wrestling team competed in the 10th annual Holiday Viking Tournament at Grand Island High School last Saturday. The Huskies went 2-4 against a tough field, closing out the day with wins over Maple Grove (47-30) and Springville (47-24) after falling to Pittsford (59-24),...
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St. Bonaventure faces VCU on the road as conference play begins
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St. Bonaventure faces VCU on the road as conference play begins
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 30, 2025
OLEAN — Heading into this season, St. Bonaventure (11-2) felt it could compete with the top teams in the Atlantic Ten. On Wednesday, against VCU on th...
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C-R shoots past Salamanca for IAABO sweep
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C-R shoots past Salamanca for IAABO sweep
December 29, 2025
Rebels top SHS 74-38; OHS, O-E, Bradford all win ALLEGANY — The Cuba-Rushford boys basketball team entered the 50th annual Joe DeCerbo Holiday Showcas...
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Otto-Eldred, Port A girls hold off Salamanca, Portville
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Otto-Eldred, Port A girls hold off Salamanca, Portville
December 29, 2025
ALLEGANY — In the closest matchup of the opening day of the Joe DeCerbo Holiday (IAABO) Showcase, the Salamanca girls basketball team could not hold o...
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Angelina Napoleon meet & greet slated for Friday
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Angelina Napoleon meet & greet slated for Friday
December 29, 2025
OLEAN — In the aftermath of her spectacular performance at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in which she placed ninth overall a...
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Salamanca students place at DECA competition
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Salamanca students place at DECA competition
Dec 30, 2025
ALFRED — Earlier in December, five Salamanca High School students traveled to SUNY Alfred State College to compete in the Regional DECA Competition. S...
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WVCA CARES donates time to Ashford Food Pantry
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WVCA CARES donates time to Ashford Food Pantry
Dec 30, 2025
WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA), the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s prime contractor at the West Vall...
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‘Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp
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‘Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp
By CAITLIN HAYES Cornell Chronicle 
Dec 29, 2025
Builder Jeff Gagnon says a space that’s been insulated with hemp materials stays warm in winter, cool in summer, emits no toxins and is as quiet as sn...
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Police reports 12/29/25
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Police reports 12/29/25
Dec 29, 2025
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office FREEDOM — Brandon Davis, 25, of Freedom, was charged at 2 p.m. Dec. 19 with third-degree criminal possession of a ...
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Police reports 12/24/25
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Police reports 12/24/25
Dec 25, 2025
Allegany County Sheriff's Office BELMONT — Jorge Lopez-Fernandez, no age provided, of Lockport, was charged Monday with second-degree assault, a class...
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Looking ahead to a new political year in New York
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Looking ahead to a new political year in New York
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
December 30, 2025
New York politics enters uncharted territory in 2026 as Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani takes over the reins of the nation's most populous city fo...
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12-time evictee gets rental assistance
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12-time evictee gets rental assistance
December 30, 2025
A Massachusetts man who had already been evicted from 12 apartments for refusing to pay rent received $23,000 in taxpayer-funded rental assistance in ...
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Get ready, 2026 is going to be great
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Get ready, 2026 is going to be great
By CHRIS TALGO InsideSources.com 
December 30, 2025
CHICAGO (TNS) — With only hours left in 2025, Americans should treasure their time with family and friends during the too-busy and too-short holiday s...
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