Portville beats Falconer/MG/CV, clinches West I title
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
October 15, 2025
PORTVILLE — In its first year in the CCAA Div. I West girls soccer league, Portville has more than proved it belongs. On Wednesday, the Panthers (12-2-1, 9-2-1) clinched the league championship with a 1-0 victory over Falconer/Maple Grove/Cassadaga Valley. Allie Bray scored midway through the second...
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A-L rallies past CLV with 4-set victory
Local Sports, Sports
October 15, 2025
CATTARAUGUS — The Allegany-Limestone girls volleyball team lost the first set Wednesday night, but came up with a gutsy response to rally over Cattara...
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Buffalo’s bye week Comes with a reality check
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
October 15, 2025
The bye week comes at a good time for the Buffalo Bills. They’ve dropped two winnable games to the Patriots and Falcons back-to-back, and fans have be...
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Local & Social
Audit finds Olean City School District financially healthy
Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 15, 2025
OLEAN — Olean City School District officials view their most recent audit report as confirmation of good financial health. The Board of Education on T...
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Salamanca DPW announces leaf pickup schedule
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 15, 2025
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Department of Public Works will begin picking up leaves in the city wards on Monday, Nov. 3 DPW Superintendent Rob Carpenter...
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Salamanca council OKs new security upgrade at youth center
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 15, 2025
SALAMANCA — Improvements to the quarter-century-old Salamanca Youth & Community Center continue with plans for installing a new security system. The C...
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Olean to demolish 3 properties, Land Bank to fund work
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 14, 2025
OLEAN — Three more derelict homes will be demolished thanks to an agreement with the city and the Cattaraugus County Land Bank. The Common Council app...
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No Kings 2.0 on Saturday in Olean’s Lincoln Park
Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 14, 2025
More protests against Trump administration policies OLEAN — The local Voices of the People movement is planning a protest — working with Indivisible a...
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Crime and Courts
State: Avoid scammers with fake event tickets
Crime, Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 09, 2025
State officials caution event goers this fall to be wary of attempts to scam fans through ticket fraud. The New York Department of State’s Division of...
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Local News, News
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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Does Stefanik have a chance against Hochul — or not?
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
October 15, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — A Siena Research Institute poll released a month ago found Kathy Hochul with a commanding 25-point lead over Elise Stefanik, her likely...
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An idea to protect free speech rights
Commentary, Opinion
October 15, 2025
Bipartisanship is a lost art in Washington, D.C., but is it so far-fetched to hope both Democrats and Republicans can agree that the government should...
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Even hardships bring blessings
Commentary, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
October 15, 2025
I remember the moment, to the startled look on my sweet daughter’s face. I don’t think Michele was two yet, but near that age many call “the terrible ...
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