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John Coxen retiring from Cutco after 16 years
Business, Local News, News
Apr 28, 2026
OLEAN — John Coxen, senior server analyst for Cutco Corp., is retiring effective May 1 after 16 years of service. Coxen joined the company on June 1, ...
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Joe Crowley recognized for 30 years at Cutco
Business, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Apr 28, 2026
OLEAN — Joe Crowley, group leader for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 30 years of service this week. Crowley joined Cutco on April 29, 1996, as a ...
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DEC changes meant to increase harvest of antlerless deer
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Apr 28, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is considering several proposed regulation changes to increase harvest of antlerless deer ...
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Red Cross sets blood drives for area
Local News
Apr 28, 2026
BUFFALO — The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help hospitals and transfusion centers stay prepared to help all patie...
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Olean High names third quarter honor rolls
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Apr 28, 2026
OLEAN -- Olean High School announced the following students in grades 8 through 12 are named to the high honor and honor roll for the third quarter of...
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Randolph’s Anderson named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
Apr 28, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Jenna Anderson, the daughter of Patrick and Kristy Anders...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
Local News, News
Apr 28, 2026
From the teacher skipping class and a long-lost cemetery to lower draft demands, from the end of a strike to a bakery rising from the ashes, here’s a ...
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Olean-area Revolutionary War patriots and their families
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
Apr 28, 2026
Editor's note: Michiko McElfresh of the Olean Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been sharing features with the Times Herald in 2...
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Langworthy urges swift passage of DHS funding measure
Local News, Nation World, National News, ...
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Apr 27, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy on Monday sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson urging the immediate consideration of a Department of Homeland Securit...
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Olean schools looking at $58.92 million budget, no tax increase
Local News, News, Student News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Apr 27, 2026
OLEAN — Members of the Olean City Schools Board of Education on April 21 heard the final presentation for the proposed 2026-27 budget, which is to inc...
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Hinsdale seventh-graders again excel in math competition
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 27, 2026
HINSDALE — Three seventh-graders at Hinsdale Central School have earned a place among the top young mathematicians in New York state, continuing a rem...
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Olean-area forecast calls for cool, wet weather this week
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Brian McClellan 
Apr 27, 2026
While the week got off to a good start, weather-wise, conditions will quickly deteriorate, as the National Weather Service predicts wet, unseasonably ...
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