Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
March 11, 2026
OLEAN — Coach Mark Schmidt’s last season with the Bonnies lasts another day, as St. Bonaventure saved their best offensive performance in conference play for the A-10 tournament on Thursday. 13th seeded St. Bonaventure blew out 12th seeded La Salle in Pittsburgh, winning 99-80. While Bonnies' junior...
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Randolph cheerleaders cap off successful fall and winter seasons
Local Sports, Sports
Cardinals earn league titles, sectional championship, and state appearance
March 11, 2026
The Randolph Central School Cheerleaders wrapped up another successful year, continuing a tradition of spirit, dedication, and competitive excellence....
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Bonnies open A-10 tournament play against La Salle in Schmidt’s final run
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
March 10, 2026
OLEAN — With all-time wins leader Mark Schmidt announcing his retirement, St. Bonaventure begins what could be the final chapter of the coach’s 19-yea...
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Bills sign CB Alford in first move under DC Leonhard
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
March 9, 2026
Buffalo Bills fans have wondered for weeks how new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard would tweak the team’s personnel when free agency started. On Mo...
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Buffalo Bills send CB Taron Johnson to Las Vegas Raiders
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By Ryan Talbot - Syracuse.com (TNS) 
March 8, 2026
On Friday, the Buffalo Bills announced that they were releasing cornerback Taron Johnson . That move did not officially hit the wire, and the Bills we...
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Local & Social
Mardi Gras, Winter Carnival coming to E’ville this weekend
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 11, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Join the fun Saturday and Sunday when downtown Ellicottville and the slopes of Holiday Valley come alive with costumes, color and lots...
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Olean’s Bates named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County, High School, Local News, ...
Mar 10, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Anna Bates, the daughter of Michael and Kristine Bates an...
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Crime and Courts
Jamestown man pleads in kidnapping that originated in Olean, drug charge
Crime, Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 09, 2026
A 31-year-old Jamestown man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of kidnapping — in a case that originated in Olean — and drug distribution....
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Police reports 3/6/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 06, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office SALAMANCA — Corey A. Parkhurst, 35, of Salamanca, was arrested at 12:58 p.m. Wednesday on a felony warrant issued ...
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Filibuster actually lessens Senate’s power
Commentary, Opinion
By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
March 11, 2026
The best argument against eliminating the filibuster is also proof positive that the filibuster is an extra-constitutional invention that weakens the ...
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US debt could soon break record
Commentary, Opinion
March 11, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office’s annual 10-year economic forecast warns that, by 2030, the federal debt held by the public will be $40.3 trillion, or...
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Is free trade worth the cost in lives lost?
Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
March 9, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is something about manufacturing jobs, and the manufacturing industry, that makes people sentimental. When they think of a fact...
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