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2025 Year in Review
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 31, 2025
January 2 -- First Day Hikes draw attendees at local sites 3 -- ‘Daddy fights fires and Mommy is a nurse’ Couple serve Twin Tiers in critical roles 3 ...
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No print edition of OTH on New Year’s Day
Local News, News
Dec 31, 2025
Due to the New Year's Day holiday, the Olean Times Herald will not publish a print edition for Thursday. The Times Herald business office will be open...
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Travel advisory issued as storm continues
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By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 30, 2025
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office has a travel advisory in place for all of Cattaraugus County as heavy snow and high winds are making t...
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Scientists say 2025 was one of three hottest years on record
Nation/World, National News, News
By ALEXA ST. JOHN - Associated Press 
Dec 30, 2025
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the thr...
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Salamanca students place at DECA competition
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 30, 2025
ALFRED — Earlier in December, five Salamanca High School students traveled to SUNY Alfred State College to compete in the Regional DECA Competition. S...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
Local News, News
Dec 30, 2025
From a city charter commission and English radio on the dial to helping snagged fishermen, from a shout-out at the Rose Bowl Parade to honoring the lo...
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WVCA CARES donates time to Ashford Food Pantry
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 30, 2025
WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA), the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s prime contractor at the West Vall...
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West Valley’s Toms named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 30, 2025
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Liliana Toms, the daughter of Janet Toms ...
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Extreme winter weather closing out 2025 in Olean area, NYS
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 29, 2025
The year 2025 is ending with a bang, weather-wise, as a winter storm is expected dump several inches of snow and make travel tricky through New Year's...
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‘Hemp house’ project kicks off new support for NYS hemp
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By CAITLIN HAYES Cornell Chronicle 
Dec 29, 2025
Builder Jeff Gagnon says a space that’s been insulated with hemp materials stays warm in winter, cool in summer, emits no toxins and is as quiet as sn...
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