December 27, 2025
'Tis the season of liminality, and the Olean Public Library is here to reflect and celebrate with you. No one can say that 2025 was boring and, for th...
December 27, 2025
Have returns after Christmas? You’re not alone. The National Retailer Foundation estimates that consumers will return $849.9 billion worth of merchand...
December 26, 2025
SALAMANCA — One of the area’s oldest landmarks is getting a chance at a new life. The former Dudley Hotel, which has sat vacant for over a decade, is ...
December 26, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — Inmates, family members and nonprofit advocacy organizations have alleged prolonged and ongoing lockdowns, inadequate medical care and...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 27, 2025
OLEAN — When St. Bonaventure men’s rugby won the national tournament and lifted a second championship trophy earlier this month, it reinforced a truth that still surprises people outside the sport: one of the most dominant programs in collegiate rugby resides at a small Franciscan university tucked ...
Football, Local Sports, National Sports, ...
December 26, 2025
ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo's James Cook reflected on his offseason contract dispute with pride, a sense of unfinished business and a nod to Philadelphia's...
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
December 26, 2025
One has assembled perhaps the greatest career resume in local high school soccer coaching history. Dale MacArthur, in 38 years at Allegany-Limestone (...
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
December 26, 2025
Four-time Big 30 all-star named 2025 girls POY Portville didn’t just move up a league last fall. It stepped into a different world. After years of com...
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
December 26, 2025
Eagles standout garners Big 30 boys POY honors The standards, and the culture, of Fillmore soccer have made it an attainable goal for aspiring young E...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
Dec 27, 2025
DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my husband was told that our adult child's partner had tested positive for COVID two days before we were scheduled to visit ...
Local News, News
Dec 26, 2025
New York state’s minimum wage is set to rise on Jan. 1, marking the third straight year of increases. The minimum wage will rise to $17 per hour in Ne...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Dec 26, 2025
Seven projects in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties will receive funding totaling nearly $14 million from New York state to boost economic growth, his...
Local News, News
Dec 26, 2025
OLEAN — Dan Bernheisel, auto haft/CNC handle polish operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will retire effective Feb. 1 after 35 years of service. He will ...
Local News, News
Dec 26, 2025
Laurie Bernheisel, assembler for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will retire effective Feb. 1 after 38 years of service. She will continue to work in the company...
Local News, News
Dec 26, 2025
Olean Police Dec. 20, 5:05 p.m. , one injury was reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West State and Fourth streets. A veh...
Local News, News, NY State News
Dec 26, 2025
Ice anglers on winter ponds and lakes are reminded to put safety first when venturing out this season — outdoor enthusiasts considering ice fishing sh...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
Dec 26, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: Should I take my Social Security now at age 62, or wait till I am 65? I've been collecting SS disability due to health issues and was curi...
Local News, News, NY State News
Dec 26, 2025
New guidelines and requirements — including a loosening of age requirements — open the door to more applicants for a new class of Park Police candidat...
Local News, News
Dec 26, 2025
SALAMANCA — As 2025 winds to a close, Seneca Resorts & Casinos has plenty of fun ways for guests to send the year out with a blast and welcome the New...
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...
Crime, Local News
Dec 22, 2025
HINSDALE — Two Hinsdale residents face multiple charges following an alleged assault, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported Monday. Emily E...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Dec 19, 2025
BUFFALO -- An Ellicottville man will spend more than seven years in federal prison for coercing women into prostitution. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiaco...
Local News, News
December 17, 2025
SUNY Jamestown Community College celebrated the achievements of its Honors students during the fall semester Student Showcase on Dec. 5. Formerly kn...
Local News, News
August 19, 2025
CUBA — The Cuba Circulating Library cut the ribbon Friday on the renovated Inez Hupp Memorial Youth Area. The $580,000 project was funded with an endo...
Commentary, Opinion
December 26, 2025
GOUVERNEUR — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear...
Commentary, Opinion
December 26, 2025
The world is watching as Australia experiments with a first-of-its-kind social media ban. The measure took effect earlier this month and is designed t...
Commentary, Opinion
December 26, 2025
Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income America...
Commentary, Opinion
December 26, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are a lot of reasons, some deserved and some not, for Americans’ distrust of their institutions. Lately I have been thinking ab...
Outdoors, Sports
December 26, 2025
For some reason decreed in the cosmos, many of my closest and most beloved relations have passed away just months short of Christmas. The departure of...
Commentary, Opinion
December 26, 2025
The General Services Administration had its third-most expensive month ever for outside purchases this September, with $4.5 billion spent on items lik...
Local News
December 26, 2025
EDINBORO, Pa. -- Nearly 3,000 undergraduate students at PennWest University have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester. Local stude...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
December 26, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My son died of cancer at 33. It was heartbreaking. My daughter-in-law, "Belinda," had grown distant before his death, and although they had...
Business, News
December 26, 2025
OLEAN — Another brownfield in North Olean has been certified as clear of more than a century’s worth of industrial pollution. The state Department of ...
Local News, News
December 26, 2025
OLEAN — On a morning with empty streets, the only traffic jam in the city was made up of volunteers helping to spread food and love on the holiday. Th...
