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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
October 20, 2026
From finding a home for Olean’s hospital and a push to expand Bonas to rejecting a North Union underpass, from stumping for Carter to tornado hunting,...
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Allegany-Limestone’s Questa named Youth of the Week
Allegany-Limestone’s Questa named Youth of the Week
October 20, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week's Youth of the Week is Michael Questa. He is the son of Joseph and Barbara Questa and a s...
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JCC names Eric Caya head eSports coach
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JCC names Eric Caya head eSports coach
October 20, 2026
Jamestown Community College has named alumnus Eric Caya of Olean head coach of its Jayhawks eSports program on the Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean. A 2008 JCC graduate, Caya brings six years of esports coaching experience from Cuba-Rushford School District, guiding his teams to back-to-back BOCES...
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A-L’s Duggan takes 9th at Sunset Stampede
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A-L’s Duggan takes 9th at Sunset Stampede
October 19, 2026
IRVING — Over the last four-plus years, Elexa Duggan has been the author of a sometimes quietly impressive cross country and track and field career. O...
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Bills’ defensive flaws persist heading into bye week
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Bills’ defensive flaws persist heading into bye week
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer 
October 19, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — Another Josh Allen highlight-reel touchdown and a 5-1 start aren’t enough to mask the issues the Buffalo Bills face on defense entering...
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State: Local unemployment dipped in September, but up from year ago
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State: Local unemployment dipped in September, but up from year ago
Bob Clark 
Oct 20, 2026
Local unemployment rates dropped in September from the month before, state officials reported, but are up from a year ago. The state Department of Lab...
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Hochul says auto insurance fraud changes are netting arrests
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Hochul says auto insurance fraud changes are netting arrests
ALEXANDER MacDOUGALL Times Union, Albany 
Oct 20, 2026
ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pledge to crack down on auto insurance fraud during this year’s legislative session has resulted in a shift of law ...
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Hochul: Another $1.2B to expand NYC childcare options
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Hochul: Another $1.2B to expand NYC childcare options
By JOHN COLE The Center Square 
Oct 20, 2026
New York is moving to further expand "universal" childcare by diverting $1.2 billion to create 10,000 more seats in taxpayer-subsidized pre-K programs...
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CCE Allegany County to offer ginseng and garlic workshops
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CCE Allegany County to offer ginseng and garlic workshops
Oct 20, 2026
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County will offer two hands-on workshops for residents interested in growing American ginseng or garlic. The...
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Police reports 10/16/26
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Police reports 10/16/26
Oct 16, 2026
Salamanca Police  Oct. 8, 5 p.m. , Kimberly S. Burgess, 42, of Salamanca, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while registration is suspended/r...
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Police reports 10/14/26
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Police reports 10/14/26
Oct 14, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office OLEAN  — William E. Bailey, 44, of Portville, was charged at 9:10 p.m. Oct. 7 with two counts of seventh-degree cr...
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Love, Sophia: The hometown mission behind Sunday’s Bills flyover
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Love, Sophia: The hometown mission behind Sunday’s Bills flyover
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...
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ESPN is gambling with its credibility
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ESPN is gambling with its credibility
By ADAM MINTER Bloomberg Opinion 
October 20, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Nicole Noren spent 24 years at ESPN, much of that time producing award-winning investigative journalism on difficult topics, includin...
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Spain’s housing backlash is a warning for America
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Spain’s housing backlash is a warning for America
By JOHN GIBBS 
October 20, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Spain's government may become the latest casualty of a housing crisis that policymakers helped create, offering a cautionary tale f...
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Brad the gamer is much more than a political punching bag
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Brad the gamer is much more than a political punching bag
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
October 19, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Is “Brad,” the gamer, the new welfare queen? Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently released a video calling for work requirem...
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