By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
November 2, 2026
Gasoline prices across New York dropped 2.6 cents per gallon over the past week, but prices remained more than $1/g higher than a year ago, according ...
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
November 2, 2026
MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. — Worth W. Smith Co. Hardware opened its seventh location Monday, bringing general hardware, farm supplies and heating fuels to a fo...
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
November 2, 2026
Most local sales tax receipts are up so far this year, but lag behind the state’s results to date. The Office of the State Comptroller reported that l...
Local Sports, Sports, Volleyball
November 2, 2026
PCS, Ellicottville punch tickets to sectional finals PORTVILLE — Gaitley Maiolo recorded a massive double-double of 19 kills, 20 digs and a pair of aces as the top-seeded Portville girls volleyball team survived a scare from No. 4 Chautauqua Lake to reach Thursday’s championship match. The Panthers ...
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
November 2, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — Senior Zach Philipkoski’s brilliant debut was overshadowed on Monday night, as the Bonnies struggled at the free throw line and on t...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
November 2, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — Let’s hold off scheduling a parade for the Buffalo Bills defense for now. Though the numbers are encouraging, it’s premature to suggest...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
November 1, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With Josh Allen at quarterback, anything seems possible for the Buffalo Bills — including overcoming a sloppy first half. “I...
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
October 31, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team opens the 2026-27 season Monday when it hosts Youngstown State. Tipoff is set f...
Local & Social
Local News, News, Student News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean City School District is inviting everyone to come together with a hungry appetite for the 33rd annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner,...
Business News, Local News, News, ...
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Nov 02, 2026
New York state government is flush with money with the latest data showing a nearly $9 billion budget surplus in the current fiscal year amid a Wall S...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Nov 02, 2026
Olean Police Thursday, 5:15 p.m. , Tyrone Long, 30, of Buffalo, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-...
Local News, News, NY State News
By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 02, 2026
More unseasonably warm weather is expected this week — even flirting with record highs mid-week — before some unsettled weather arrives as the weekend...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
Nov 02, 2026
RANDOLPH — The Randolph Central School District Board of Education celebrated several employees during its Oct. 7 meeting, honoring decades of athleti...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Local News, ...
Nov 01, 2026
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Nov 01, 2026
MACHIAS — Anewed Permanence, a new exhibit at the Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library, features the work of South Dayton artist Thomas Mako...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Nov 01, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Seneca Nation officially opened two new skateparks Oct. 24 with ribbon cutting ceremonies at both the Allegany and Cattaraugus territo...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Oct 31, 2026
SALAMANCA — The current mayor and four of five aldermen on the Salamanca Common Council are hoping to serve the city for another term. Mayor Sandy Mag...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Oct 31, 2026
SALAMANCA — Former Salamanca mayor Michael “Smitty” Smith is re-running for the office he left six years ago for another opportunity to lead the city,...
Crime and Courts
Crime News, Local News, News
Oct 30, 2026
An inmate who escaped from the minimum-security satellite camp at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean on Thursday was apprehended Friday morni...
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 29, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — An Olean man was convicted of second-degree unlawful surveillance, a class E felony, in Cattaraugus County Court earlier this month, D...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, ...
Oct 28, 2026
Olean Police Oct. 22, 1:50 p.m. , one injury was reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Buffalo Street and Constitution Aven...
Special Sections
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October 30, 2026
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October 30, 2026
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October 29, 2026
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By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
October 2, 2026
When U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Blue's C-130 flies over Highmark Stadium on Sunday, he will do it with a mission central to the community that raised hi...
Commentary, Opinion
November 2, 2026
The midterm elections have largely overshadowed the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term, which began this month — and the justices missed a prime op...
Commentary, Opinion
By NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
November 2, 2026
DETROIT (TNS) — Courage in politics is rare. When it shows itself, we should celebrate it. But most often, it's vilified. I thought that when Congress...
Commentary, Opinion
November 2, 2026
The most important outcome in next week’s midterm elections may not be whether Democrats or Republicans come out on top. It may be whether both partie...
Commentary, Opinion
By J.T. YOUNG RealClearPolitics 
November 2, 2026
Democrats’ climate change agenda has taken a backseat to politics. Although this is clear in general, nowhere is it more so than on Democrats’ focus o...
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Lifestyle, Lifestyles
November 2, 2026
DEAR READERS: The mailbox was bursting with responses to the Oct. 9 letter from Frustrated Neighbor, whose 94-year-old neighbor is bedridden and nomin...
Entertainment, Lifestyle
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
November 1, 2026
Hollywood has been in a difficult position the past few years. From the COVID-19 pandemic closing theaters to both actors and writers guild strikes to...
Lifestyle
November 1, 2026
DEAR ABBY: How much should a neighborhood do to keep up a vacant house? About 15 years ago, a couple in their 50s moved into the end of my cul-de-sac....
Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
October 31, 2026
WEST SENECA — The Gators didn’t have the most or the best chances against Buffalo soccer powerhouse Lafayette International in the Class B1 section fi...
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
October 31, 2026
SALAMANCA — On the eve of All Hallow’s Eve, downtown Salamanca was filled with the holiday spirit for the city’s Frightfully Fun Festival. The celebra...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles
October 31, 2026
DEAR ABBY: We live 500 miles from our nearest relatives, but a niece is attending a university about 50 miles away. We invite her to join us for holid...
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