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Police reports 9/24/25
Crime, Local News, News
Sep 24, 2025
Salamanca Police  Tuesday, 12:53 p.m. , Jason Watson, 45, of Salamanca, was arrested on a bench warrant issued out of Allegany Town Court. Watson was ...
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s is Saturday morning at JCC
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Sep 24, 2025
OLEAN — The Alzheimer’s Association invites area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in a walk through downtown Olean on S...
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State: Local August jobless numbers higher than year before
Business, Local News, News
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 24, 2025
The area’s unemployment rates are up from a year ago, the state Department of Labor reported this week. The Cattaraugus County unemployment rate was 4...
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Fall fun in the works for Allegany State Park patrons
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 24, 2025
RED HOUSE — Allegany State Park is described as a foliage paradise with amazing fall colors, but it is also a great time to get out and explore nature...
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Police reports 9/23/25
Crime, Local News
Sep 23, 2025
Olean Police Friday, 8:50 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on North 13th Street near Reed Street. A vehicle operated ...
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Corning artist has Best in Show at So. Tier Biennial
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Sep 23, 2025
OLEAN — The Peg Bothner Gallery at Tri-County Arts Council celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Southern Tier Biennial with an opening reception and...
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NY lawmakers want to ban anonymous reports of child abuse
Local News, News, NY State News
By MARK WEINER Syracuse.com 
Sep 23, 2025
Will Gov. Hochul sign their bill? SYRACUSE (TNS) — New York is poised to become only the third state in the nation to pass a law rejecting anonymous r...
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New Wellsville village mayor, trustee approved
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By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 23, 2025
WELLSVILLE — The village board on Monday evening approved a new mayor as well as a new trustee to fill a vacant seat. Ed Fahs took the helm as mayor a...
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