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OLEAN — Faced with rising costs, funding cuts and staffing challenges, Immanuel Christian Child Care is seeking financial assistance from the Greater ...

OLEAN — New businesses are not the only things that are hatching in Olean. Spring is on its way, and what better way to celebrate than with The Hatch ...

OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church is ready to continue a tradition of hosting a Community Easter Dinner on April 5. Take-out and delivery will be ava...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Wendy Johnson will discuss her recently published book, "Kinship Medicine: Cultivating Interdependence to Heal the Earth and Our...

Slowly but surely, Revolutionary War patriots found their way to Cattaraugus County. According to the Painted Hills Historical Society, more than 120 ...

There comes a point in every leadership/management journey where the spark fades. Not the passion for the job, but the way it’s being done. The urgenc...

DEAR RUSTY: My last Social Security payment decreased by about $400, so I went to my online SS account and found a November 2025 letter explaining tha...

PORTVILLE — Sprague's Maple Farms, an area institution known for its maple syrup products and popular restaurant, has marked the 25th anniversary of t...

ALBANY  (TNS) — On Friday, the day before the city's St. Patrick's Day parade would bring thousands of celebrants downtown to McGeary's Pub and other ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two dozen states, including New York, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on ...

FARMERSVILLE — Harwood Lake off Route 98, with reconstruction of its dam completed, will be stocked with trout by the state ahead of the April 1 trout...

OLEAN — An oncology nurse at the Barry Street Health Center, who has worked for Olean General Hospital since she began her career in 2018, is the firs...

Enrollment at SUNY Jamestown Community College continues to climb this spring semester. Total headcount rose in spring 2026 by 5.6% over spring 2025. ...

ALLEGANY — A new mayor was elected in Allegany on Wednesday as village voters statewide went to the polls. John Kolkowski, on the Republican and indep...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Two 61-year-old Cattaraugus County men each face a charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree after ...

CATTARAUGUS — The Cattaraugus Free Library will celebrate its 100th anniversary with an open house on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 21 Main St. i...

OLEAN — Olean city firefighters quickly extinguished a fire early Thursday morning in the kitchen area of an apartment at 450 Third Ave. No injuries w...

I have two dogs at home, Rosie and Holly. I enjoy their company — especially walking around the neighborhood or playing fetch. My older dog, Rosie, kn...