Olean’s Bates named Youth of the Week
March 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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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
March 10, 2026
From Carnegie libraries and demands for booze to fighting in Korea, from plans for a downtown mall to sweet success in the sugarbush, here’s a look ba...
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Bills sign CB Alford in first move under DC Leonhard
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By 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 Monday, the Bills’ first new signing gave a glimpse into Leonhard’s plan. The Bills signed veteran nickel cornerback Dee Alford, who projects to replace...
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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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Sabres beat the Predators 3-2 for their sixth straight win
Buffalo Sabres, Hockey, Local Sports, ...
March 7, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and Jason Zucker scored less than two minutes apart in the second period and the Buffalo Sabres held on to win thei...
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Bonnies fall to Davidson in final game before A-10 tournament
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
March 7, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — On a Senior Day largely overshadowed by news surrounding coach Mark Schmidt’s retirement following the season, the Bonnies (15-16, 4...
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Local & Social
Gas prices up, but not as sharply in Olean as elsewhere in NY
Local News, News, NY State News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 09, 2026
While average gasoline prices in New York have risen about 40 cents per gallon in the last week due to price pressures resulting from the war in the M...
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Colder weather to return later this week
Local News, News
Brian McClellan 
Mar 09, 2026
The story for this week will be a tale of two halves, weather-wise, as the spring-like warmth will shift back to more seasonable temperatures as the w...
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Dylan Scott, Sammy Kershaw to headline Cattaraugus County Fair concerts
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 09, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Ag Society announces star country music singers Dylan Scott and Sammy Kershaw will headline concerts on back-to...
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HOPE Day 2026 set for March 18
Local News, News, Western New York News
Mar 09, 2026
BUFFALO — HOPE Day, the annual 24-hour match challenge day of giving to benefit Appeal 2026 in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund f...
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United Way opens 2026 grant cycle
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Mar 09, 2026
OLEAN — The United Way of Cattaraugus & Allegany Counties (UWCAC) has opened its annual grant application process, which will run through April 3. 501...
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Crime and Courts
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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Police reports 3/4/26
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...
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Police reports 3/2/26
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 ...
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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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Local roads are essential in New York
Commentary, Opinion
By SEN. TOM O'MARA 
March 9, 2026
Final negotiations are underway over a new state budget and it’s critical now to continue stressing that this year’s budget must address the right pri...
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