Red Cross in WNY faces severe blood shortage
By Olean Times Herald staff 
January 22, 2026
The American Red Cross in Western New York says it is facing a severe blood shortage as requests from hospitals exceed the available supply of blood, ...
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Portville girls beat Randolph 53-47 in OT thriller; A-L girls defeat Olean
Local Sports, Sports
January 22, 2026
PORTVILLE — Tonight, Portville coach Inga Welty noted, “was exciting” — and not just because her Panthers girls basketball team got the victory. Portville ended up on top of a thriller Thursday night against Randolph in a CCAA Div. III clash, winning in overtime 53-47. Neither team led by more than ...
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Point-shaving scandal highlights risks Schmidt sees for college hoops
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
January 22, 2026
OLEAN — The words Mark Schmidt keeps coming back to are the same ones now hanging over college basketball as a whole: the integrity of the game. In th...
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St. Bonaventure takes on ranked Saint Louis at home
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
January 22, 2026
OLEAN — The Bonnies (12-7, 1-5) earned their first conference win of the season on Tuesday, coming back to beat Loyola. But they’ll have a different t...
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Local & Social
Babcock Theater group chair gives update on Wellsville project
Local News, News
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 22, 2026
WELLSVILLE — The temperature may have been in the single digits, but that did not stop people from coming out to hear about what's happening with the ...
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Police reports 1/22/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Jan 22, 2026
Salamanca Police  Tuesday, 10:29 p.m. , Brian M. Johnson, 39, of Salamanca, was arrested on three bench warrants issued out of Salamanca City Court. J...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 1/21/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Jan 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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Police reports 1/16/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Jan 16, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 6:03 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Wayne Street near North Sixth Street. A vehicle operate...
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‘Political homelessness’ rising in US
Commentary, Opinion
January 22, 2026
A record 45% of American adults now identify as political independents, according to new Gallup polling — up from 33% in 1990. That’s a big change. As...
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Raiding your 401(k) to buy a house should be an option
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
January 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — I have a confession, shameful as it may be for someone who has spent decades studying retirement policy and advising individuals and ...
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