2025 Year in Review
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
December 31, 2025
January 2 -- First Day Hikes draw attendees at local sites 3 -- ‘Daddy fights fires and Mommy is a nurse’ Couple serve Twin Tiers in critical roles 3 ...
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Politics, waste discharges, frustration lead 2025 headlines
By BOB CLARK, KELLEN QUIGLEY and JIM ECKSTROM news@oleantimesherald.com 
December 31, 2025
It was a year of political change, pollution concerns and frustration across the region. Political shakeups at the city of Olean (No. 1) and Cattaraug...
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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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Thompson scores twice as Sabres beat Stars 4-1 for 10th straight victory
Local Sports, National Sports, NY State Sports, ...
December 31, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Tage Thompson scored twice within 2 1/2 minutes midway through the third period and had an assist as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to 10 games. That matches both the franchise record and the longest for an NHL team this s...
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Late drought costs Bonnies in 89–82 loss at VCU
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 31, 2025
A six-minute scoring drought late Wednesday cost the Bonnies a key conference opening win, as they fell 89–82 to A-10 defending champion VCU on the ro...
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Olean wrestlers compete at Grand Island event
Local Sports, Sports
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 Husk...
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St. Bonaventure faces VCU on the road as conference play begins
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
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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Local & Social
No print edition of OTH on New Year’s Day
Local News, News
Dec 31, 2025
Due to the New Year's Day holiday, the Olean Times Herald will not publish a print edition for Thursday. The Times Herald business office will be open...
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Salamanca students place at DECA competition
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
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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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
Local News, News
Dec 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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Crime and Courts
Police reports 12/29/25
Crime, Local News
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
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
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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Federal SBA may ignore erroneous grants
Commentary, Opinion
December 31, 2025
The Small Business Administration won’t try to recover most of the potentially improper grants it gave to restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, ac...
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A not totally serious forecast for 2026
Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
December 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last year’s not totally serious predictions were as forgettable as President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. Undaunted, we...
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Elise Stefanik had a wild ride in 2025
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
December 31, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — At the start of the year, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was set to end her time in Congress to become the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nati...
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