Bob Clark 
March 6, 2026
OLEAN — Water spending requests saw minor changes during a review Thursday. In a meeting lasting around three hours, council members reviewed the prop...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
March 6, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — For their commitment to serving the Olean community, three area residents were honored Thursday night at the YMCA’s long-running Sal...
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
March 6, 2026
FRANKLINVILLE — For the second year in a row, a high school student from Cattaraugus County will be promoting the dairy industry throughout New York s...
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
March 6, 2026
OLEAN — St. Bonaventure (15-15, 4-13) will return for one final home game on Saturday against Davidson (18-12, 9-8), looking to end the regular season on the right foot. The two teams have yet to face off this season. Davidson is holding onto the sixth seed in the A-10, while the Bonnies are locked ...
Local Sports, Sports
Henry Buchan 
March 5, 2026
BUFFALO - Despite a 35-point fourth quarter rally, the seventh-seeded Huskies couldn’t overcome a large deficit Thursday night, falling 76-66 to Fredo...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
March 5, 2026
The Buffalo Bills brought in a familiar face for rookie coach Joe Brady and a top target for quarterback Josh Allen on Thursday, agreeing with the Chi...
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
March 5, 2026
The Bonnies got a look at a three-pointer to win at the buzzer in Henrico, Va., but it bounced off the back rim, ending their season in the first roun...
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
March 4, 2026
CANANDAIGUA — The first season of Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg girls basketball ended in overtime of the sectional final, with the newly merged prog...
Local & Social
Local News, News
Mar 06, 2026
OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center announced the winners of the 2026 March Star Awards: OGH's recipient is Kristina D...
Local News, News, NY State News
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Mar 06, 2026
Two state lawmakers representing the Southern Tier hosted a roundtable discussion Friday with local officials, law enforcement leaders and school admi...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
By RUSSELL GLOOR 
Mar 06, 2026
DEAR RUSTY: The Trump administration is saying that now there will be no taxes on Social Security benefits. Since we’re getting ready to start our 202...
Allegany County News, High School, Local News, ...
Mar 06, 2026
Cuba-Rushford Middle/High School has announced Joseph Wojciechowski as the valedictorian for the Class of 2026, while Peyton Joy has been named saluta...
Local News, News, NY State News
Mar 06, 2026
NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — Seneca Nation leaders have taken additional safety precautions after receiving threats related to Seneca Gaming Corp. property. ...
Local News, News
Mar 05, 2026
OLEAN — Roger Gross, distribution center operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will retire effective April 1 after five years of service. Gross first join...
Local News, News
Mar 05, 2026
WELLSVILLE — The Jones Memorial Hospital GLOW 5K Run & Walk is back for the 11th annual event — it's set for May 1 at the Wellsville Municipal Airport...
Local News, National News, News
Mar 05, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said Thursday he voted in favor of revealing the names of all members of Congress who have used the taxpayer-funded settleme...
Local News, News
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Mar 05, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday fired embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the depart...
Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 05, 2026
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski is calling out Gov. Kathy Hochul for increasing aid for New York City roads and bridges while keeping funding for Upstate ...
Crime and Courts
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 05, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 3:23 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on West State Street near North 15th Street. A vehicle ope...
Crime, Local News, News
Mar 02, 2026
Olean Police Thursday, 4:11 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on West State Street near North First Street. A vehicle ...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 27, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during February, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Friday. W...
Special Sections
mkeim@oleantimesherald.com 
March 6, 2026
Allegany County Source, Special Sections
mkeim@oleantimesherald.com 
March 6, 2026
Special Sections
mkeim@oleantimesherald.com 
March 5, 2026
Gallery
February 28, 2026
Gallery
February 27, 2026
Gallery
February 25, 2026
Commentary, Opinion
By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
March 5, 2026
Some members of the Olean Common Council and Mayor Amy Sherburne have spent the last two weeks busily pointing fingers as they conflate the city budge...
Commentary, Opinion
By CHRIS McPHERSON 
March 5, 2026
Wednesday’s Senate vote rejected a resolution that would have required the president to seek congressional approval before engaging in future military...
Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
March 5, 2026
Will President Trump fall prey to the “Pottery Barn Doctrine”? Articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell in the run-up to the Iraq War, it holds ...
Commentary, Opinion
March 5, 2026
When it comes to daylight saving time, American lawmakers remain in the dark. Admittedly, there are more important things for Congress to consider; bu...
Latest news for you
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
March 6, 2026
Traditionally, I plan my annual trip to my daughter's home in Rhode Island just before Feb. 22, my birthday. However, this year, church responsibiliti...
NY State Sports, Sports
By DAN SCIFO - Associated Press 
March 6, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch scored short-handed goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night. McLeod now...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles
March 6, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My son took out a couple of education loans, which I co-signed when he was starting college 10 years ago. A couple of years ago, I found ou...
Local News, News
March 5, 2026
ALFRED — A trio of Alfred State students, Madisyn Herman, Douglas Premo and Zach Dyer, traveled to San Francisco, Calif., to work media row at Super B...
Local News, News
By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
March 5, 2026
WELLSVILLE — Get out your green vests, t-shirts, hats, and more and get ready to celebrate the 4th Annual Shortest Saint Patrick's Day Parade with the...
Commentary, Opinion
March 5, 2026
The 2026 federal budget contains $15.8 billion in earmark funding for 8,475 local projects in lawmakers’ home districts, but the money was not distrib...
This Week's Ads
Current e-Edition
Already a subscriber? Click the image to view the latest e-edition.
Don't have a subscription?
Click here to see our subscription options.
Newsletters for You
Sign Up for Our Newsletters
Help Our Community
Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. The survey is at: www.pulsepoll.com $1,000 is being awarded. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Thank You!


