Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Editorial
Jul 05, 2013
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Rev. William Kay, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ellicottville, offered this opening prayer for the June 12 meeting of the...
Editorial
Jul 05, 2013
One of the front-page articles in the June 22 edition of the Olean Times Herald was headlined, “NY Women’s Agendas Derailed Over Abortion.” In the bil...
Editorial
Jun 30, 2013
I’m writing in response to Chris Michel’s recent column, “Encounters on Dog Walks Can Bring Anxiety.” I want to applaud Chris in his recognition that ...
Editorial
Jun 30, 2013
Before I respond to Linda Simms’ column, “Timeless Protection of 2nd Amendment,” I want to first acknowledge that diversity of opinion and discourse a...
Editorial
Jun 29, 2013
By now the people living in Olean and the surrounding area are aware that we have decided to retire from the Salvation Army. We would like to take thi...
Editorial
Jun 29, 2013
An EverPower road agreement is again front-page news. Years pass, but Carrollton remains the target for the construction aggravation and disruption ot...
Editorial
Jun 28, 2013
Many thanks to the Cattaraugus County Tea Party for hosting last month a speaker from People Against the National Defense Authorization Act (PANDA) of...
Editorial
Jun 28, 2013
When I pull out of Grossman Avenue onto East State Street on the way to work or to run an errand, I still reflexively prepare to take the detour up Ki...
Editorial
Jun 27, 2013
As co-chairs of the Olean General Hospital Auxiliary’s 27th annual Strawberry Festival, we take this opportunity to show our heartfelt appreciation to...
Editorial
Jun 27, 2013
As the debate rages over the interpretation, and even the relevance of the Second Amendment, we must look to history in order to understand why the Fo...
Editorial
Jun 26, 2013
This letter is to commend the Olean Times Herald for printing the column by Linda Simms, “Capitalism: Cornerstone of American Prosperity,” in Friday’s...
Editorial
Jun 26, 2013
After all the negative comments about the SPCA in Cattaraugus County, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my recent visit to the facility. A friend ...
Editorial
Jun 26, 2013
I think most Oleanders would agree with me when I say the winters in this area are just too long. The bitter cold and almost constant snowfall get old...
Editorial
Jun 26, 2013
Kevin Sheen of EverPower continues to willfully disobey the wishes of the Allegany Town Board in what Judge Michael L. Nenno called “contumacious” con...
Editorial
Jun 24, 2013
My grandmother’s life story, like most, is quite unremarkable. Adaline Wakefield was an everywoman, but that’s where her tale gets its charm. I grew u...
Editorial
Jun 24, 2013
Add my name to the growing number who disapprove of the plans to remake North Union Street. Many in the “over-the-fence or coffee-shop discussions” I ...
Editorial
Jun 22, 2013
We are told by sunshine patriots that we shouldn’t worry about giving up a lot of our freedoms in order to be “safe.” We should trust the government t...
Editorial
Jun 22, 2013
Certainly, North Union Street needs the planned upgrades to sewers, lighting and parking. I’m sure the existing business and travelers there will endu...
Crime, Local News, News
October 3, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — Spooky season is upon us, and those looking to curl up with a good book full of eerie tales are in luck. Prolific area author James Ba...
Outdoors, Sports
October 3, 2025
Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...
Business, Local News, News
October 3, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: I hope you can answer this question. I’m currently receiving Social Security Disability benefits, and I will be turning 65 in February 202...
Commentary, Opinion
October 3, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — The common presumption is that New York is not a particularly religious place, especially when compared to other parts of the United St...
Local News
October 3, 2025
RICHBURG — Take a personalized trip back to WWI: the Great War or the War to End all Wars, which was fought from 1914 to 1918, featuring reenactor Dav...
Commentary, Opinion
October 3, 2025
On April 2003, I deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of a Military Police Headquarters assigned to the Joint Task Force (JTF). As the JTF Current...
