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Jamestown man pleads in kidnapping that originated in Olean, drug charge
Crime, Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
March 9, 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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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 
March 9, 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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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
March 2, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said Monday that President Donald Trump made a "decision of last resort" in ordering a military effort to destroy Iran’s mis...
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Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday night to attack congressional Democrats as they object to his immigration policies,...
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Sempolinski joins in presenting GOP’s energy relief plan
Local News, News, NY State News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
February 25, 2026
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski has joined Assembly Republicans in unveiling their Lights On With Energy Relief (LOWER) plan, with proposals aimed at lowe...
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