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The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025. The departments of Health an...

OLEAN — The Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee of the Community Services Board of Cattaraugus County will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 8 at Department of...

From a city charter commission and English radio on the dial to helping snagged fishermen, from a shout-out at the Rose Bowl Parade to honoring the lo...

WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA), the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s prime contractor at the West Vall...

The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth Citizenship Award recipient is Liliana Toms, the daughter of Janet Toms ...

The year 2025 is ending with a bang, weather-wise, as a winter storm is expected dump several inches of snow and make travel tricky through New Year's...

Builder Jeff Gagnon says a space that’s been insulated with hemp materials stays warm in winter, cool in summer, emits no toxins and is as quiet as sn...

The flu is spreading in New York state in record numbers, according to the state Health Department. “We are seeing the highest number of flu cases eve...

ALFRED — New honors, new partnerships and new construction gave Alfred State College plenty to cheer for in 2025. Carnegie and US News & World Report ...

Due to severe weather, courts in Cattaraugus, as well as Erie and Chautauqua counties, reported Monday that they would be closed as of 1:30 p.m. All e...

Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office FREEDOM — Brandon Davis, 25, of Freedom, was charged at 2 p.m. Dec. 19 with third-degree criminal possession of a ...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 2.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 6,118 stat...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Industrial Development Agency (ACIDA) highlighted the continued success of the county's MicroEnterprise Grant Program, w...

OLEAN — The annual New Year’a Eve concert at Olean First Baptist Church will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The community is invited to relax and enjoy ...

WELLSVILLE — In the waning days of 2025, the Wellsville Village Board solved a problem that has been vexing it for the last several months. Over the l...

DEAR ABBY: I am in my early 30s and happy in certain aspects of my life: I recently moved to a house and married a man I love very much. I have friend...

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I were best friends. We shared everything — dreams, laughs and struggles. I was convinced we'd grow old together. When he...

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my husband was told that our adult child's partner had tested positive for COVID two days before we were scheduled to visit ...