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Wellsville village to designate March 25 Jim Raptis Day
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By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
March 11, 2026
WELLSVILLE — March 25 will be Jim Raptis Day in the village, honoring the businessman, politician and local advocate who passed away Feb. 22. Mayor Ed...
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Village says goodbye to ‘Mr. Wellsville’
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By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
February 26, 2026
WELLSVILLE — Hearts have been heavy this past week after local residents learned that James "Jim" Raptis, 95, had passed away. To say he was a village...
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Hoodie Hoo: How it began and how it got to Shongo
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By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
February 16, 2026
SHONGO — Gold, Pa. is 150 miles from Lebanon, Pa., but that didn’t stop a tradition nurtured there to make the journey nothwest to become a happy holi...
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