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NWS forecasts quiet weather week for Olean area
NWS forecasts quiet weather week for Olean area
Brian McClellan 
August 17, 2026
The coming week should bring largely seasonable weather, according to the National Weather Service, with warm days, cool nights and occasional precipi...
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Scenes from Saturday’s 2026 StrOlean
Scenes from Saturday’s 2026 StrOlean
August 16, 2026
OLEAN — The largest StrOlean to date, organized by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce, was celebrated Saturday with 100 arts, crafts and food ...
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Who will step up? Bonnies women face scoring void after losing Drake, Parker
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Who will step up? Bonnies women face scoring void after losing Drake, Parker
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
August 16, 2026
OLEAN — The Bonnies are coming off their best season in years, but they'll have to find a new offensive identity after losing their two leading scorers to graduation. In the 2025 offseason, coach Jim Crowley brought in a pair of graduate seniors in guard Laycee Drake from Albany and forward Aaliyah ...
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Outdoors: Controlled burning can improve food plots
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Outdoors: Controlled burning can improve food plots
By WADE ROBERTSON 
August 14, 2026
If you own land and love wildlife, you probably have a food plot. The reasons for this are many, even among non-hunters, as food plots attract many sp...
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Allen and Moore show signs of bringing back big-play dimension to Bills offense
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Allen and Moore show signs of bringing back big-play dimension to Bills offense
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
August 14, 2026
ORCHARD PARK (AP) — After months of seeking to develop an on-field connection with receiver DJ Moore during the Buffalo Bills spring practices, Josh A...
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Western New York programs embrace change ahead of 2026 season at Section VI media day
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Western New York programs embrace change ahead of 2026 season at Section VI media day
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
August 13, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — Coaches and players from local high school football programs gathered at Highmark Stadium on Wednesday for Section VI Media Day, offeri...
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Timm Abdo marks 30 years at Cutco Cutlery
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Timm Abdo marks 30 years at Cutco Cutlery
Aug 17, 2026
OLEAN — Timm Abdo, CNC profile grinding operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 30 years of service with the company this week. Abdo joined C...
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Police reports 8/17/26
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Police reports 8/17/26
Aug 17, 2026
Olean Police Friday, no tine provided , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on North Fourth Street near Laurens Street. A vehic...
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Olean ice rink season starts Monday
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Olean ice rink season starts Monday
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 15, 2026
OLEAN — Looking for a summer escape? Hit the ice! The first youth hockey groups begin practicing at 5 p.m. Monday evening at the William O. Smith Recr...
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StrOlean lines Union Street on Saturday
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StrOlean lines Union Street on Saturday
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 15, 2026
OLEAN — Stroll down to StrOlean today for food and fun. The annual Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce downtown festival runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. a...
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Langworthy honors dozens of local heroes for service in their communities
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Langworthy honors dozens of local heroes for service in their communities
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 14, 2026
OLEAN — From civic duties to supporting friends and neighbors in need, and from service in law enforcement and the military to being role models for t...
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McKean County Fair marking 120 years
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McKean County Fair marking 120 years
By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com  
Aug 14, 2026
SMETHPORT, Pa. — The McKean County Fair will celebrate its 120th year Sunday to Aug. 22 with the agriculture, entertainment and family traditions that...
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State & Union: Asking for your recollections of 9/11
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State & Union: Asking for your recollections of 9/11
Aug 14, 2026
What do you remember about Sept. 11, 2001? Some of us remember the day with remarkable clarity — where we were, who we were with, what we heard and wh...
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Police reports 8/14/26
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Police reports 8/14/26
Aug 14, 2026
Olean Police Thursday, 4:24 p.m. , Dana N. Magara, 32, of 319 N. Fourth St., was charged with third-degree assault, seventh-degree criminal possession...
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Officials warn of scams targeting SNAP recipients, seniors
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Officials warn of scams targeting SNAP recipients, seniors
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 12, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — A number of scams are targeting area individuals, law enforcement officials reported. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and the ...
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Why GDP is the GOAT of economic statistics
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Why GDP is the GOAT of economic statistics
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
August 17, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — It is an odd confession to make about a statistic, I realize, but then again I am an economist, so I am just going to go ahead: I lov...
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China’s quiet conquest of the Arctic
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China’s quiet conquest of the Arctic
By DOMINIQUE L. PLEWES RealClearDefense 
August 17, 2026
At an Arctic Council meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, in May 2019, Mike Pompeo asked whether the world wanted the Arctic Ocean to become another South C...
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