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Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Nannen Arboretum will begin hosting a weekly silent book club on Wednesdays starting June 3. A silent book club invites people to brin...
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 21, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy wants Congress to prohibit federal funding for the breeding of dogs and cats intended for research experimentation as part o...
Allegany County, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
WELLSVILLE — The New York State Department of Transportation advises motorists that Route 19 in Allegany County — from the Belmont Falls Bridge to the...
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
May 21, 2026
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and AAA Western and Central New York urges both motorists and riders to keep safety top of mind as the new ri...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
FREEDOM — Nestled within the rolling hills and valleys of northeastern Cattaraugus County, a small white church holds a place in the hearts of many ar...
Local News, News
May 21, 2026
ALLEGANY — The Challenger Learning Center of the Twin Tier Region announced its 2026 Summer STEAM Camp lineup, offering local students immersive educa...
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 21, 2026
State Sen. George Borrello supported the state budget bill authorizing a five-year delay to New York's electric school bus mandate, calling it a break...
Allegany County, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
WHITESVILLE — State Forest Rangers joined state police and the Allegany County Drone Team in an effort to find a missing 3-year-old the evening of May...
Allegany County, Local News, News
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
May 20, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — When renowned area artist Eric Jones was commissioned by Bradford Brew Station to craft one of his iconic sculptures at its Chestnut S...
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 20, 2026
Public school districts across New York state held their annual budget votes and board elections on Tuesday, and at least three districts in the Times...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
May 20, 2026
BUFFALO — A South Dayton man has been sentenced to 9 years behind bars on child pornography charges, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesd...
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Kevin Smeal, distribution center operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will celebrate 25 years of service on May 21, 2026. Smeal joined Cutco on M...
Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Local communities will mark Memorial Day with parades and observances on Monday. The Olean American Legion and Olean VFW will host exercises a...
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Jason Lingaton, cleaning line operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 25 years of service with the company. Lingaton joined Cutco on ...
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Betty Brown, flatware operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 25 years of service with the company. Brown joined Cutco on May 21, 200...
Business, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Ronda Padlo, administrative services representative for Vector Marketing Corp., a subsidiary of Cutco Corp., is celebrating 25 years of servic...
Crime, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 12:47 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Buffalo and Constitution streets. ...
Local News, News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Epic Church and Harvest Field Ministries will host a chicken barbecue fundraiser on Saturday beginning at noon and continuing until sold out a...
Local News, News, Student News
May 20, 2026
OLEAN — Isabelle West has been named the valedictorian of the Class of 2026 at Olean High School, while Samuel Morgan is the salutatorian. West, the d...
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Henry Buchan 
May 21, 2026
OLEAN — Third-seeded Olean erased a late two-run deficit Thursday night on junior Alaina Hirliman’s dramatic seventh-inning home run, but sixth-seeded...
Local Sports, Sports
By STEVE REED - AP Sports Writer 
May 21, 2026
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died. He was 41. ...
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By NICK SABATO - Niagara Gazette (TNS) 
May 21, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — Dalton Kincaid was fed up. He was impatient and just wanted to fix it. After trying to play through a torn left posterior cruciate liga...
Commentary, Opinion
May 21, 2026
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that there were almost 2 million Americans who used kratom in 2021. It's safe to assume that this...
Commentary, Opinion
By KATHRYN ANNE EDWARDS Bloomberg Opinion 
May 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is a palpable fear among American workers that AI is coming for their jobs. The answer to that fear, as I’ve argued, is to make...
Commentary, Opinion
By MARY ELLEN KLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
May 21, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess. More and more states are joining the race to the bottom to gerrymander away...
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