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Over 470 graduate at St. Bonaventure undergrad commencement
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Bob Clark 
May 17, 2026
St. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University marked its 166th commencement exercises on Sunday, sending off more than 470 undergraduates into the worl...
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No injuries in Genesee Street house fire
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May 17, 2026
OLEAN — Firefighters said no one was hurt in an accidental fire on Genesee Street on Sunday. City firefighters said they were called to 307 Genesee St...
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WVCA awarded two safety awards for excellence
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
May 17, 2026
WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA) team has been awarded both the Department of Energy (DOE) Voluntary Protection Program Star of E...
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Artist Eric Elwell to speak at Cuba Library
Allegany County, Local News, News
May 17, 2026
CUBA — Join organizers at the Cuba Circulating Library on Wed, May 27, at 6:30 p.m., with Eric Elwell, Houghton-based artist and published illustrator...
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Tony’s Twisted Scoops South opening Memorial Day
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By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
May 16, 2026
SALAMANCA — Just in time for summer, the beloved ice cream stand on Broad Street, locally known as simply “Tony’s,” is having a soft opening Memorial ...
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Olean schools proposing $58.92 million budget with no tax increase
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 16, 2026
OLEAN — Residents of Olean have the opportunity Tuesday to vote on the city school district’s nearly $59 million budget for 2026-27 as well as to sele...
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JCC-Olean graduates cross stage at commencement
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
May 16, 2026
OLEAN – As one chapter ended, another began for JCC’s latest cohort of graduates. Jamestown Community College Cattaraugus County Campus graduates rece...
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Police reports 5/15/26
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
May 16, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office MACHIAS — Justin James Neamon, 39, of Machias, was arrested at 12:58 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant issued out of Arc...
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Testimony underway in Bradford man’s homicide trial
Crime, Local News, News
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
May 15, 2026
SMETHPORT, Pa. — As defendant Thomas McElhattan seeks to have a McKean County Court jury find him guilty of a lesser count of criminal homicide, the d...
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