Olean Times Herald

I have had a cat in or around my house since the late 1970s. Except for brief periods, feline companions have been a big part of my life and I dare sa...

OLEAN — Whether it is called prejudice, racism, implicit bias or white privilege, treating people differently because of race, religion or culture sti...

OLEAN—For downtown Olean business owners, the reconstruction process has been a long haul. Many are hopeful, however, the work eventually leads more p...

OLEAN — Although country entertainer Jack Ellis first sang on the radio in Bradford at the age of five, he never dreamed music would become a lifelong...

Benjamin Franklin said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” No matter how we try or how much we may live in den...

OLEAN — St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church is slated to host a “Slavic Fare” on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at 331 Fountain Street. The event, which ...

“Music is what feelings sound like.” These words are on a plaque that sits on a shelf in Jan Rhody’s music room at Olean High School. Rhody teaches ge...

American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music “the universal language of mankind.” Portville Central School’s instrumental music teacher, Jess...

It was through another Times Herald assignment that I rediscovered a fascination and respect for creativity, innovation and the work that individuals ...