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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, Sports
Sep 22, 2012
Here’s a quick memo to those area high school teams who were looking toward the second half of their schedules to turn their seasons around and make t...
Editorial
Sep 22, 2012
I know that the Obama administration is very big on electric and hybrid cars and President Obama has spent at least millions of our tax dollars promot...
Editorial
Sep 22, 2012
During the early days of spring, Uncle Lawrence can always be seen making his way along forest trails dotted with snow and mud to check maple trees th...
Editorial, Sports
Sep 21, 2012
It was one of the biggest questions following the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team’s surprising, and memorable, run to the NCAA Tournament last M...
Editorial
Sep 21, 2012
The world today is a very dangerous place. Russia and China are engaged in massive build-ups of their military stockpiles. Estimates state their weapo...
Editorial, Sports
Sep 20, 2012
Their histories seem inexorably tied. At various times, both have been condescendingly referred to as the “Mistake by the Lake” ... as in Erie. Then t...
Editorial
Sep 20, 2012
As a society we have failed our companion animals. There are over 22,000 shelters in the United States, where more than five million companion animals...
Editorial
Sep 20, 2012
Another summer has just about come to an end. Once again, the small community of Portville came together and showed that it cares about its people and...
Editorial
Sep 19, 2012
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed doesn’t think much of the decision by the Federal Reserve to undertake a third round of quantitative easing “which is stimulus poli...
Editorial, Sports
Sep 18, 2012
Some leftover observations from the Bills’ impressive 35-17 win over Kansas City on Sunday afternoon at “The Ralph;” — That victory makes it worth rei...
Editorial
Sep 18, 2012
Longtime Olean Times Herald sports editor Chuck Pollock first assisted me with writing opinion columns back in the summer of 2009, while an intern wit...
Editorial
Sep 18, 2012
As justification for overthrowing the Libyan dictator Qaddafi, the Obama Administration relied upon a then-obscure United Nations mandate known as “th...
Editorial
Sep 18, 2012
Working on my mother’s estate after her death, I noticed a problem with a survey on her house. I went to the assessor’s office and told them of my que...
Editorial, Sports
Sep 17, 2012
ORCHARD PARK — When the Bills took Clemson running back C.J. Spiller with the first pick in the 2010 draft, the snickers started from Buffalo fans. It...
Editorial
Sep 15, 2012
The SPCA does an amazing job with minimal help and funding. The reality is that the building is old, animals are messy, become ill and require a great...
Editorial
Sep 15, 2012
We have some comments regarding the Cattaraugus County SPCA and the protesters and activists from Animal Allies of Western New York. First, the protes...
Editorial
Sep 15, 2012
When I was growing up my family owned a cabin on 22 acres near Mount Jewett, Pa., in McKean County. Over the years my dad was sometimes annoyed by mot...
Editorial
Sep 15, 2012
Kudos to Jim Eckstrom for his commentary on the SPCA in Tuesday’s edition of the Olean Times Herald. He states that staff and volunteers are often reb...
Local News, News
October 2, 2025
While it's early October and the weather in the near future still calls for sun and high temperatures in the 70s — it's not too early to look ahead an...
Local News, News
October 2, 2025
OLEAN — Early screening and paying attention to risk factors can help reduce the impact of breast cancer, said the county’s top medical officer. Catta...
Local News, News
October 2, 2025
OLEAN — Federal aid will help get the lead out of area children over the next few years. Cattaraugus County Environmental Health Director Bob Ring tol...
Local Sports, Sports
October 1, 2025
A-L knocks off Falconer/CV/MG for 4th-straight win PORTVILLE — Back on September 11, the Portville girls soccer team brought a 0-0 tie into halftime b...
Local Sports, Sports, Volleyball
October 1, 2025
ALLEGANY — Allegany-Limestone girls volleyball beat visiting Randolph (25-19, 25-15, 25-17) in three sets on Wednesday night, as they look to improve ...
Baseball, National Sports, NY State Sports
October 1, 2025
NEW YORK — Jazz Chisholm Jr. zipped all the way home from first base on Austin Wells' tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the New York Yankee...
