Olean’s Yang named Youth of the Week
June 9, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Dickson Yang, the son of Hang Yang and Juan Ling Li and a...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
June 9, 2026
From getting ready for Buffalo Bill and fighting diphtheria to cracking down on traffic problems, from canoeing to New Orleans to clearing the way for...
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Robert Hoops: American Patriot and Olean Founder
By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
June 9, 2026
In 1769, Robert Hoops left his family home in Philadelphia and set off for land his father had bequeathed to him in a town in western New Jersey at th...
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Big 7th inning keys Hangry Pitches past McKan
Local Sports, Softball, Sports
June 8, 2026
Liz Rix finished 4-for-4 with a home run and Meghan Hollenbeck went 3-for-4 to lead Hangry Pitches to a 15-8 triumph over McKan Trucking in an Olean Women’s Softball League matchup on Monday night. Christy Lineman (triple) and Miranda Ruffner both went 2-for-4, Jen Blum was 2-for-5 and Kayla Berlin ...
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Final group of Charities Classic players announced
Football, Local Sports, Sports
June 8, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the eighth, and final, group of players who have committed to playing in...
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Salamanca’s Escobar is double section VI champion in 100 and 200 meters
Local Sports, Sports, Track & Field
June 8, 2026
Wilczewski, Green strike gold while Olean piles up top-five finishes The Section VI Track and Field State Qualifiers delivered plenty of standout perf...
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Oilers split weekend games vs. Niagara, Batavia
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
June 8, 2026
OLEAN — The Oilers improved to 4-4 on Saturday, putting together multiple strong pitching performances and getting some power in the second and sixth ...
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Local & Social
100 miles for those who served
Local News, News
By SAVANNAH BARR news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2026
When Linda Transki’s grandfather boarded an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., her family worried the trip might reopen old wounds. A World War II vete...
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Warm, wet weather in forecast for Olean this week
Local News, News
Brian McClellan 
Jun 08, 2026
The weather this week will continue the warm trend — temperatures will remain in the 80s much of the week — though it is expected to be much more unse...
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Gap widens between NY average, Olean gas prices
Business News, Local News, News
Jim Eckstrom 
Jun 08, 2026
While the gap had closed somewhat between the average New York state price for gasoline and the price in Olean in recent weeks, the gap was wider on M...
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Legendary rock band Chicago to perform Nov. 14 at casino
Cattaraugus County News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2026
SALAMANCA — Rock and roll royalty is headed to Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino for one magnetic evening of music when the legendary band Chicago perfo...
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Woman reportedly jumped from I-86 overpass
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Jun 08, 2026
CARROLLTON — A woman was reportedly airlifted for medical treatment after jumping from an overpass on Interstate 86 early Sunday morning. Emergency sc...
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Otto-Eldred graduates 47 in class of 2026
Local News, News
By JO WANKEL news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2026
DUKE CENTER, Pa. — The Otto-Eldred graduating class of 2026 crossed the stage Friday, ending one chapter and preparing to start another outside the wa...
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Crime and Courts
Cattaraugus County DA announces May grand jury indictments
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 03, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during May, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Tuesday. Kevin...
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NY lawmakers hike fees for filling prescriptions
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By BILL HAMMOND 
June 8, 2026
Legislation that increases New York’s pharmacy costs by hundreds of millions of dollars annually was passed in Albany’s end-of-session rush and now aw...
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Can’t find a job after graduation? Blame WFH, not AI
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
June 8, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s easy to understand why so many graduates are booing commencement speakers who tell them how great AI is. They face a brutal job ...
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Declining pride in America is a concern
Commentary, Opinion
June 5, 2026
Pride in being an American drops the younger you get, a new Quinnipiac poll confirms — a fact that confirms what a terrible job older generations have...
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