Editorial

Before making a judgment on hydraulic fracturing in natural gas development, read John Herrick’s “Empire Oil,” a copy of which is available at the Ole...

OLEAN — JR Bennion is most optimistic entering the 2012 season with the Southern Tier Diesel, and rightfully so. With a roster full of athletes (the c...

Funny thing about auto racing. Drivers race to win. And, in the late going, as fewer and fewer laps remain, those chasing the lead take more and more ...

The boos came down as hard as the rain the instant Jeff Francoeur’s seventh-inning blast landed in the visiting dugout. The New York Yankees were now ...

I had been leaning toward support for drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation in New York state. My sense was that this would create tho...

We thank all the businesses, organizations and individuals that donated items, food, money and their time to make the fundraiser for the Joint Veteran...

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Mike Ackerman’s column in the Olean Times Herald on May 15, “Is the Field of Dreams for the Kids ... or the Dads?” Like M...

It’s still only spring and the high school baseball and softball playoffs are just getting under way, but there are some people already looking ahead ...

I need some help. My Birthday Eve is coming up in a little over a month, and for the first year in nine years I’m at a loss as of as to what to do. Le...

I read with dread that our county plans to use contract employees to fill certain mental health positions. For six years in the 1980s, I worked “contr...

Some random notes on the Bills, who have seemingly done no wrong this offseason ... hopefully not even with the signing of Vince Young to be backup qu...

ELLICOTTVILLE — There are few reasons why it shouldn’t be done. The positives it will create — and has already created at the varsity level — outweigh...

The State Senate Wednesday passed the Protection of People With Special Needs Act, which reforms and strengthens protections for more than one million...

Some thoughts on Virginia Commonwealth’s move to the Atlantic 10 and an update on the Olympic futures of former St. Bonaventure basketball players Ogo...

I found it very interesting that Medicare has been cut by $12 billion, with the cuts affecting nursing homes and senior citizens the most. As if that ...

Philip Lewis, a Franklinville middle school student who delivers the Olean Times Herald, recently found on the street a check belonging to us. It was ...

A second Olean High School senior wrestler will be continuing his career on the college mats next season. Jake Baer, who will be leaving the Huskies a...

This letter is in response to the negative criticism of newly appointed veterans service director Steve McCord. Before Mr. McCord was to begin his dut...