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OLEAN — Every schooling and job experience that Edward “Ed” Bysiek has ever had has been within a 10-mile radius of downtown Olean. From kindergarten ...

The Times Herald is looking ahead to one of the special annual projects we work on: our salute to veterans in the area to mark Veterans Day. As we do ...

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a class called " Scraps to Soil: A Composting Workshop" from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 18 at the CCE Belm...

New Yorkers looking to further their educations can apply to nearly 130 colleges and universities this month — without the usual associated fees. Gov....

Anyone pining for some more typically autumnal weather are in luck, as the weather system that was to usher in rain on Tuesday will cool things off co...

SALAMANCA — If you can dream it, you can build it with Lego. Owner Jonathan Young cut the grand opening ribbon Friday for Bricks & Bits, his independe...

From saving city hall and a new Eagles club to looking at school space needs, from a royal welcome for Miss America to remembering the “Forgotten War,...

'Ask and it will be given to you' OLEAN — Martin Maynard has always loved rocks. As a small child, he was always drawn to collecting different rocks a...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announced the first Youth Citizenship Award recipient of the 2025-25 school year is Myleigh Jobe. She is the daugh...

FRANKLINVILLE — State environmental regulators and Great Lakes Cheese have agreed to nearly half a million dollars in penalties from an August wastewa...

OLEAN — Sunrise Drive was closed Monday, from Gemini Drive to Van Buren Avenue, due to a water main break, the city Department of Public Works reporte...

WHITESVILLE — Longtime firefighter Bradley Mattison was honored by Allegany County fire officials and Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski over the weekend. Un...

GOWANDA — The last full weekend in September brought the annual Scarecrow Contest back to the streets of Gowanda. A total of 10 scarecrows competed fo...

LITTLE VALLEY — A tea party fundraiser in support of the Little Valley Food Pantry was held Sept. 22 at the Little Valley Congregational Church. The s...

OLEAN — Residents and staff of the Pines Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center welcomed two groups of special guests for their stroll around the campus i...

An Olean native has collaborated with a pioneer of women's rights and justice in Afghanistan to bring forth a gripping memoir, "Marzia: A Judge’s Figh...