Salamanca ice rink installed; will open after supervisor is hired
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
January 21, 2026
SALAMANCA — With installation of the new artificial rink complete at the Bill Flanigan Memorial Ice Pond, the city of Salamanca is accepting bids for ...
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Simmons II, defense leads Bonnies comeback for first A-10 win
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
January 20, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — Facing a double-digit second-half deficit against Loyola Chicago and a possible sixth straight loss to start their A-10 schedule, junior Buddy Simmons II had other ideas. He scored 21 second-half points on Tuesday, hitting five threes and leading a 19-0 second half run that saw the...
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Andover/Whitesville bounces back, beats Addison 89-56
Local Sports, Sports
January 20, 2026
Fillmore’s Cartwright named MOW at Lockport Tournament WHITESVILLE — Vincent Joyce racked up 24 points, 21 rebounds and five assists, Brody Vance pour...
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Hot third quarter propels Clymer past Ellicottville
Local Sports, Sports
January 19, 2026
Salamanca boys,  WCS girls with non-league wins JAMESTOWN — Two days earlier, a big third quarter was one of the primary reasons the Ellicottville boy...
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C-R cools off Andover/Whitesville at Reilly Center
Local Sports, Sports
January 19, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — The game looked as though it might become a shootout based on the first quarter. At that point, the Cuba-Rushford boys basketball te...
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Local & Social
Council reviews War Vets splash park, pool work
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 21, 2026
OLEAN -- Work on the city splash park is again projected for a Memorial Day opening, while council members mulled moving forward on revitalizing the s...
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Report: NYC lost nearly 5,000 businesses in 2025
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Jan 20, 2026
New York City lost nearly 5,000 businesses early last year as employers closed their doors or left for other low-tax states, according to a new report...
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Local News
Jan 20, 2026
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- Lexianna Empson of Coudersport and Teegan Sibble of Bolivar, N.Y., were named to the Dean's List at East Stroudsburg Universi...
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Phoenix Humane Society receives $75K grant for shelter expansion project
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 20, 2026
The Phoenix Humane Society of Greater Cattaraugus, Inc. has been awarded a $74,780 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An...
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Crime and Courts
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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Police reports 1/15/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Jan 15, 2026
Salamanca Police  Jan. 6, no time provided , Blair Heimel, 36, of Coudersport, Pa., was charged with resisting arrest, second-degree obstruction of go...
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Knowing when to call in the pros
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
January 21, 2026
One of the most unsettling things is to find that your home has been invaded by pests. Pests can be rodents, big or small, somehow finding a way into ...
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Talk of Greenland invasion is irresponsible
Commentary, Opinion
January 20, 2026
There is nothing inherently wrong with President Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland. But threatening to seize the island through military force is ri...
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A year into Trump 2.0, it’s time to channel Reagan
Commentary, Opinion
By MATT WYLIE The Charlotte Observer 
January 20, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — When Ronald Reagan looked at America, he saw a country rooted in liberty, anchored in the rule of law and sustained by a faith...
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