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Operations Committee discusses process for selling city-owned lots
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 20, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council is revisiting the option of selling vacant city-owned lots to interested parties as a way to reduce the city’s scope ...
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Police reports 2/19/26
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Feb 20, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office SALAMANCA — Karen Fries, no age provided, of Allegany, was charged at 7 p.m. Wednesday with second-degree criminal...
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Olean mayor releases tentative ’26-27 budget
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 20, 2026
OLEAN — The City of Olean would see an increase in spending in the next fiscal year, along with a property tax increase over the state-mandated tax ca...
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Senecas eye tax-free status for Grand Island land
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Feb 19, 2026
GRAND ISLAND (TNS) — The Seneca Nation of Indians has tax-free plans for more than 200 acres of land it acquired from a private owner on Grand Island....
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SUNY partners with FFA to promote ag education
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Feb 19, 2026
A partnership between the State University of New York and New York State Future Farmers of America aims to inform students about agriculture programs...
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Langworthy: $1M each secured for Olean, Randolph projects
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 18, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy met Wednesday with officials in two Cattaraugus County communities — the city of Olean and the town of Randolph — for each o...
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