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A return of wintry weather may impact travel, particularly during the morning commute, as the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warni...

OLEAN — For over 135 years, the worship site of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church has stood steady on South Barry Street across from Lincoln Park. An exa...

OLEAN — Ongoing preliminary work for the $53 million capital improvement project approved last May by Olean City School District voters is reaching an...

OLEAN -- City officials took the next step toward clearing a road block on the path to redeveloping the Olean Center Mall. The Common Council unanimou...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging less than a $3/g to begin this week, according to GasBuddy's...

State Sen. George Borrello said Gov. Kathy Hochul rightly focused on affordability in her 2026 State of the State address on Tuesday in Albany. He eve...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul used her annual State of the State address Tuesday to unveil a reelection year agenda aimed at bridging divides in...

OLEAN — A second chain retailer in a year is closing its doors in the city’s central business district. Family Dollar, at 461 N. Union St., has announ...

Wellsville Police Monday, no time provided , Ranell S. Whiting, 44, of Wellsville, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. The c...

ALFRED — Faculty and staff were welcomed to the Spring 2026 semester by Alfred State President Dr. Steven Mauro. In his opening address, he spent time...

SALAMANCA — Thanks to a partnership with Action for Healthy Kids and Bel Brands, Salamanca City Central School District has a ton of dairy to share. S...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Board of Legislators was set to confirm Chairman Brooke Harris’ appointment of Michael Middaugh to the position of direc...

WELLSVILLE — In a brief first meeting of 2026, the village board quickly passed the first resolution of the year, restricting parking on Hillside Home...

DEAR ABBY: My grandson "Ethan" and his fiancee lived with his mother until four years ago. When they moved out, they decided not to give his parents t...

From a new subdivision and pushing for air travel to fighting polio, from the Huskie Half on the air to winning the war in Cleveland, here’s a look ba...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau is pleased to announce that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Ava Finch. Ava is a senior at Olean High Sch...

Winter temperatures will return this week after a brief period of unseasonable warmth, according to the National Weather Service. "It's going to be an...