Golden State Warriors select former Bonnie Lajae Jones with 54th pick
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports, ...
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
June 24, 2026
Late in the second round of the NBA draft on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors made a pick that, for many, might have fallen under the radar. But for Lajae Jones, and for St. Bonaventure’s reputation of developing NBA talent, it was a major moment. Jones, who transferred from JUCO basketbal...
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Sabres trade Tuch to the Capitals in sign-and-trade deal
Buffalo Sabres, Local Sports, Sports
By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO - AP Hockey Writers 
June 24, 2026
BUFFALO — Alex Tuch is heading to Washington as the Capitals jumped the line for the top free agent available, and the Buffalo Sabres got something in...
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An early morning on a lake: 200 horsepower versus 4
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
June 24, 2026
The lake was shimmering, its oily surface as smooth as glass. Scattered patches of fog hung randomly here and there as floating misty phantoms in the ...
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ACAA announces spring sports all-stars
Local Sports, Sports
June 24, 2026
BOLIVAR — The Allegany County Athletic Association announced its spring sports all-stars, honoring top local student-athletes in baseball, softball, g...
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Local & Social
Trump upends track of landmark housing legislation
Local News, Nation/World, National News, ...
Jun 24, 2026
Langworthy hailed package as action for affordability President Donald Trump upended the signing of a bipartisan package of housing legislation on Wed...
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Police reports 6/24/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Jun 24, 2026
Wellsville Police Monday, no time provided , Dillon S. Ayers, 30, of Wellsville, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. The cha...
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Wildrick-Cole wins GOP primary for Allegany County judge
Allegany County News, Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 24, 2026
BELMONT — Attorney Dawn A. Wildrick-Cole of Almond won Tuesday's Republican primary election for Allegany County judge over two other candidates and, ...
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Olean High School traffic pattern change heads to Common Council
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 24, 2026
OLEAN -- A major traffic pattern change for Olean High School will come up for a vote next month. In a meeting of the Common Council's public safety c...
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Well service firm asks for IDA help with expansion at former Allegany Drive-In
Business News, Cattaraugus County News, Local News, ...
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 24, 2026
OLEAN -- An Allegany firm is seeking tax breaks for an expansion project on the site of the former Allegany Drive-In. The Cattaraugus County Industria...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 6/22/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Jun 23, 2026
Wellsville Police Friday, no time provided , Maria A. Rowe, 35, of Alfred, was arrested on bench warrant issued out of Wellsville Village Court. Rowe ...
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Police reports 6/19/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Jun 19, 2026
Olean Police Wednesday, 3:10 p.m. , two injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North First and Wayne streets. ...
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Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scams
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Local News, ...
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 18, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office on Thursday issued warnings to residents about two separate phone scams, including one in whic...
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Waste of the Day: ICE wasted millions on food
Commentary, Opinion
June 24, 2026
A tiny contractor’s disastrous time running an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in El Paso came to an end this March. Now, a Gov...
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Turning good, bad and unexpected into adventures
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
June 24, 2026
I would say it’s already been an adventurous summer — except in reality, it just started with June 21, the longest day of the year. I try not to think...
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China isn’t invincible and CRINK is not unified
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By JOSEPH KIM The Dallas Morning News 
June 23, 2026
DALLAS (TNS) — The authoritarian challenge is real and growing. I have seen this in my research at the George W. Bush Institute and experienced it fir...
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America at 250: A different kind of revolution
Columns, Commentary, Obituaries, ...
By GENE PISASALE RealClearPolitics 
June 23, 2026
“…everything tending to establish substantial and permanent order, in the affairs of a country, to increase the total mass of industry… is ultimately ...
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