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Average gasoline prices in New York fell 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.55/g Tuesday, while Olean was about 5 cents higher than t...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that the New York Harmful Algal Bloom System is now active. The system provides every...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University’s School of Business will offer a new major in Healthcare Management beginning this fall, providing stude...

OLEAN — An event to aid area seniors and their families is returning again next week. Total Senior Care will host its third Annual Senior Health & Wel...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Harper Klein, the daughter of Jason and Niki Klein and a ...

From school trash to a model of hygiene to some dental work thanks to the Navy, from “June Bug” on the air to remembering the namesakes of veterans’ c...

Editor's note: Michiko McElfresh, chair of the Olean Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution's America 250! Commit...

OLEAN — A new job training program and thrift store will be coming to West State Street this summer. Goodwill of Western New York announced it will op...

OLEAN — Local communities joined countless others nationwide on Monday to observe Memorial Day. In Olean, the local American Legion and Veterans of Fo...

SALAMANCA — Overcast skies and occasional sprinkles of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those who gathered at Veterans Memorial Park Monday for the a...

OLEAN — The weather is expected to improve considerably this week, following several weeks of cool, wet weather, according to the National Weather Ser...

OLEAN — The Friends of the Olean Library continue to see strong community interest as their extended large used book sale remains open through June 13...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday directed New York state landmarks to be illuminated red, white and blue on Monday evening in observance of Memorial Day. S...

OLEAN — The Olean Rotary Club is offering two scholarship opportunities for students pursuing higher education during the 2026-27 academic year. The o...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski and state Sen. George Borrello said a package of immigration bills Albany Democrats adopted last week will hamper local la...

WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital announced its WE CARE Champion for the first quarter of 2026, Donna Bertram, a phlebotomist and specimen processo...

The Arc Allegany-Steuben is accepting applications for its Summer Youth Employment Program, open to students ages 16 or older with a diagnosed disabil...

WELLSVILLE — Fifty years ago local singers under the direction of John Molinari formed the Genesee Valley Chorus to celebrate with song the bicentenni...