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ALLEGANY –– Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region has been named the recipient of the 2026 national Arthur C. Clarke Award for Innovation...

OLEAN — After nearly two years of transforming a historic Olean building into a vibrant home for dance, families and community events, Neighborhood Sc...

RUSHFORD — A 67-year-old Wyoming County man was killed as the result of a concrete mixer rolling over Thursday afternoon, the New York State Police re...

EAST OTTO -- The Appalachian Regional Commission announced that the town of East Otto is one of 60 local governments in the region to participate in t...

September is National Preparedness Month, and the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection urges New Yorkers to prepare for weat...

LITTLE VALLEY — A key figure in the decisions driving economic development in Cattaraugus County for three decades is moving on. Joseph E. Higgins res...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University is up six places to No. 19 among Regional Universities in the North in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report ...

BELMONT — The Belmont American Legion Family Wreaths Across America organization has taken part in the solemn placing of wreaths on the graves of vete...

A second federal judge has blocked New York's climate superfund law, ruling that the plan to charge fossil fuel companies for their alleged role in gl...

FRANKLINVILLE -- Blount Library is hosting a six-hour AARP Smart Driver Safety Program on Oct. 6 and 8. This class will be held at the library, 5 N. M...

ELLICOTTVILLE – Olean General Hospital will host the 4th Annual Pulse of the Community Gala from 5:30-9 p.m. Oct. 2 at Holiday Valley Resort’s main lo...

OLEAN – United Way of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Bill and Cathy Fraser Grants. This year, $4,00...

BELMONT -- Thousands of young children across Allegany County will continue receiving free books in their mailboxes each month thanks to a new $35,000...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s Warming House is one of 20 organizations in Western New York benefiting from the Huddle for Hunger 50/5...

OLEAN — Attendees at the Olean High School varsity football home opener heard something different for the first time in recent memory — enthusiastic s...

The colors of autumn have begun creeping into the hills of Cattaraugus County. New York state’s second fall foliage report of 2026 was released Wednes...

New York and its municipalities top the nation’s top taxers and highest spenders, according to a new watchdog report, which renews calls for the state...

OLEAN — Work to fix errors at the city’s splash park was delayed again this week, city officials reported, as they seek a formal agreement with the co...