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
Sep 22, 2013
Good news, Olean. Your Federal Highway Administration will invest $6.5 million here. This is going to save taxpayers money because it will pay for nee...
Editorial
Sep 20, 2013
In reply to Mr. Clayson’s Readers’ Turn to Write column in the Sept. 1 edition, I work for the city of Olean and don’t live in Olean. I do make good w...
Editorial
Sep 17, 2013
I was saddened to learn that Loaves and Fishes is down to the empty wire racks in its food pantry. Living in the neighborhood, I’ve been able to obser...
Editorial
Sep 15, 2013
The current Administration has done everything possible to disrupt the Middle East. They encouraged the Egyptian Brotherhood to kick Hosni Mubarak out...
Editorial
Sep 15, 2013
It’s stretching to still talk about summer in the city, as chilly nights tell us the year is changing quickly to fall, despite the occasional steamy d...
Editorial
Sep 12, 2013
After a report that the young head football coach at Cuba-Rushford had been charged with drunken driving, the question was put to me: Why would the Ol...
Editorial
Sep 08, 2013
I want to extend many thanks to all the people who came to celebrate my special day last month when I received my French Medal of Honor for service du...
Editorial
Sep 08, 2013
Putting all the mudslinging aside might not be easy to do, but let’s try to focus on the actual topic of who would be the better district attorney for...
Editorial
Sep 08, 2013
Town of Amity taxpayers, where have our tax dollars gone? Between the years 2005 to 2010, the highway department alone has spent money that was not bu...
Editorial
Sep 08, 2013
In the most bitter primary for a county-level office I’ve ever witnessed, District Attorney Lori Rieman and challenger Mark Williams can agree on one ...
Editorial
Sep 02, 2013
Even as New York City is allowed to use the conventional voting machines for the primary, and urban areas have greater selection of sites, this conser...
Editorial
Sep 01, 2013
I have lived in Olean all of my life. Things have changed a lot from what I remember as a kid but it is still home. My wife and I bought our first hou...
Editorial
Sep 01, 2013
More than 20 years ago I was the project manager for the development of a little-known project called “hospice.” With seed money from the Comstock fam...
Editorial
Aug 27, 2013
When candidates for office attack the people they run against, it usually means they do not have a good enough record of their own to merit the office...
Editorial
Aug 27, 2013
The perceived problems or desires of a few individuals should not be used by Cuba Village Board members to force everybody else to lose their rights. ...
Editorial
Aug 24, 2013
On Sept. 10, the Republican Party has a primary for Cattaraugus County district attorney. Voting here is crucial. It has been reported that as distric...
Editorial
Aug 16, 2013
I know that softball tournaments are important to Olean, but why can’t they use Forness Park, rather than Marcus Park on North 15th Street? It would b...
Editorial
Aug 16, 2013
We thank everyone involved with making this year’s Give the Dog a Bone Tour, to benefit the SPCA in Cattaraugus County, such a huge success. All of th...
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...
