Village says goodbye to ‘Mr. Wellsville’
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
February 26, 2026
WELLSVILLE — Hearts have been heavy this past week after local residents learned that James "Jim" Raptis, 95, had passed away. To say he was a village...
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LECOM to acquire BRMC campus, skilled nursing facility
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
February 26, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is in discussions with Kaleida Health to acquire the Bradford Regional Medical Center campus...
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Bills GM wants to keep Knox, but pay cut may be needed
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
February 26, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS — The Buffalo Bills began opening up cap space on Tuesday when president and general manager Brandon Beane announced the team restructured right tackle Spencer Brown’s deal. The move freed up about $10.4 million in space, but the Bills still have some work to do to even get below the pr...
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Huskies get physical with 45-44 upset of Maryvale
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
February 25, 2026
Wellsville boys advance; Randolph girls beat Ellicottville CHEEKTOWAGA — The Olean High boys basketball team expected a physical game. It just took a ...
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Crouse’s career night lifts Salamanca Past Allegany-Limestone
Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 25, 2026
SALAMANCA — Freshman Ella Crouse scored a career-high 25 points, and third seeded Salamanca eliminated sixth seeded Allegany-Limestone in the Class B ...
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Bonnies drop road finale at George Washington 61-47
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
February 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team fell to George Washington, 61-47, on the road Wednesday evening in the natio...
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Portville rallies past Holland in thrilling comeback win
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 24, 2026
PORTVILLE — Down 15 points with less than six minutes remaining, Portville had shown little to no signs of being able to stave off an inevitable seaso...
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Local & Social
Salamanca council approves $12.8M city budget with 2% tax hike
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 26, 2026
SALAMANCA — The city has its next budget in place with nearly a quarter-million dollars less in spending and a 2% tax increase. Meeting on Wednesday, ...
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Police reports 2/26/27
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 26, 2026
Wellsville Police Wednesday, no time provided , Charles A. Buchholz, 39, of Wellsville, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a contr...
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Olean General Hospital celebrates new X-ray room
Business, Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 25, 2026
OLEAN — A new X-ray room will help move patients through diagnostics more quickly at Olean General Hospital. The hospital hosted a ribbon cutting for ...
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County DPW driver recognized for life-saving actions
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 25, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The quick thinking and selfless actions of a Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works driver saved the life of a New Albion resid...
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Langworthy, NY Democrats react to Trump’s SOTU address
Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 25, 2026
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to attack congressional Democrats as they object to his immigration policies,...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 2/24/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 24, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 7:35 p.m. , Cory A. Foster, 37, of Franklinville, was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl...
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Police reports 2/23/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 23, 2026
Olean Police Tuesday, 7:49 p.m. , one injury was reported following a two-vehicle accident on Washington Street near North Sixth Street. A vehicle ope...
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Police reports 1/21/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
January 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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Bad economics isn’t necessarily unconstitutional
Commentary, Opinion
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
February 26, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — U.S. politics is apt to conflate disagreements about whether a policy is good or bad with disputes about whether it is constitutional...
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Is the State of the Union good for the country?
Commentary, Opinion
February 26, 2026
The President of the United States “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Conside...
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Make that the last State of the Union address
Commentary, Opinion
By NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
February 25, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — A solid indicator of the state of the union could be found in who was and who wasn't in the Capitol when President Donald Trump arrive...
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