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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
December 2, 2025
From an April rain in December and fighting “utterly worthless” census figures to staying alive on the road, from wrecking a beer truck to tracking do...
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Injuries shift Olean’s plans, but young talent brings new hope
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Injuries shift Olean’s plans, but young talent brings new hope
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 2, 2025
Heading into this season, the Olean girls basketball team had big aspirations. Coach Chelsea Bowker expected to have six returning starters, a core that could help them to their best season in years. But the summer brought setbacks in two starters going down for the season with knee injuries, giving...
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Bonnies look to improve to 8-1 vs. Division II Bloomsburg
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Bonnies look to improve to 8-1 vs. Division II Bloomsburg
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 2, 2025
OLEAN — In the 1898-1899 informal collegiate basketball season, the Bloomsburg Huskies reportedly went 10-0, showcasing some of the finest peach baske...
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Low numbers aside, Portville’s goals remain lofty
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Low numbers aside, Portville’s goals remain lofty
By J.P. BUTLER, Olean Times Herald 
December 2, 2025
Rhinehart, Haynes back from last year’s sectional semi team For the Portville girls basketball team, it could probably have been viewed as a retooling...
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Bills show resilience in overcoming mistakes, injuries by dominating Steelers
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Bills show resilience in overcoming mistakes, injuries by dominating Steelers
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
December 1, 2025
ORCHARD PARK — Put aside the turnovers, middling passing production, poor tackling and all the other issues that have hounded the Buffalo Bills for mu...
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Bowen, bench lift Bonnies past FAU to improve to 7-1
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Bowen, bench lift Bonnies past FAU to improve to 7-1
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 1, 2025
OLEAN — With the Bonnies reeling and holding onto a single possession lead in the final seconds, they got the play they needed from a trusted veteran....
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Police reports 12/2/25
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Police reports 12/2/25
Dec 02, 2025
Olean Police Monday, 7:57 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Sullivan and North Seventh str...
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Olean’s Sibilio named Youth of the Week
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Olean’s Sibilio named Youth of the Week
Dec 02, 2025
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Mia Sibilio, a senior at Olean High Schoo...
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A snowy and cold start to December
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A snowy and cold start to December
By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 01, 2025
While winter does not officially begin for a few weeks yet, the first week of December arrives with some more snow followed by some seasonably cold te...
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Police reports 12/1/25
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Police reports 12/1/25
Dec 01, 2025
Salamanca Police  Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. , Joseph G. VanCamp, 31, of Salamanca, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. VanCamp wa...
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Snow doubt about it
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Snow doubt about it
Dec 01, 2025
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Awards announced for Santa Claus Lane Parade
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Awards announced for Santa Claus Lane Parade
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 01, 2025
OLEAN — Winners of the Santa Claus Lane Parade prizes have been announced. The eight awards at the Black Friday parade organized by the Greater Olean ...
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Police reports 11/28/25
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Police reports 11/28/25
Nov 28, 2025
Olean Police Tuesday, 11:48 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on Front Street near Seneca Avenue. A vehicle operated b...
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Police reports 11/25/25
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Police reports 11/25/25
Nov 25, 2025
Salamanca Police  Nov. 19, 6:05 p.m. , Brandon M. Light, 20, of Kill Buck, was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor ve...
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Police reports 11/24/25
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Police reports 11/24/25
Nov 24, 2025
Olean Police Friday, 10:23 a.m. , two injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West State and Seventh streets. A...
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July 29, 2025
Benjamin Morgan of Allegany earned a Bachelor of Science in computer networks and cybersecurity from University of Maryland Global Campus this past sp...
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
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AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
December 2, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two big worries when it comes to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. The first is that it will lead to robot ove...
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DOGE goes out with a whimper
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DOGE goes out with a whimper
December 2, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency — famously helmed by Elon Musk — has been decentralized, its functions transferred to the...
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NY GOP may have an Anthony Constantino problem
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NY GOP may have an Anthony Constantino problem
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
December 1, 2025
AMSTERDAM (TNS) — On Nov. 24, Anthony Constantino gave away frozen turkeys and hooded sweatshirts to a crowd of hundreds standing in the cold. That wa...
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