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By VINNY PEZZIMENTI Special to Olean Times Herald 
Sep 02, 2025
OLEAN — Remote Area Medical returns to Olean for the third time on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14. For the second time, the clinic will be held ...
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 02, 2025
From a child telegraph operator and prepping for coal shortages to a new title for St. Bonaventure, from walking away from a plane crash to a UFO cras...
Crime, Local News, News
Sep 02, 2025
INDEPENDENCE — A 49-year-old Allegany County man was killed Monday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating struck a small SUV on Route 248 in t...
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 01, 2025
OLEAN — Breaking out in periodic chants and holding up signs with statements like “People Over Profits” and “Workers Rights Over Billionaires,” more t...
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Sep 01, 2025
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Sep 01, 2025
MANSFIELD — A Cattaraugus man faces multiple charges of rape and sexual abuse of a child less than age 11, the New York State Police reported. Thomas ...
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By Olean Times Herald staff 
Sep 01, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — Members from the Cattaraugus County 4-H program received top individual honors in both the Junior and Senior divisions at the New York...
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Sep 01, 2025
Mayor Bill Aiello said over the weekend that city officials have remained in contact with the state Department of Environmental Conservation about wat...
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Sep 01, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University will celebrate its 30th anniversary by opening both its perfor...
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Aug 30, 2025
OLEAN ─ For 120 years, the SPCA in Cattaraugus County has served as the largest 501(c)(3) non-profit animal shelter in the Southern Tier, but today, t...
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Aug 30, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC) and Olean General Hospital (OGH), Kaleida Health facilities, will host the third annual Pulse ...
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Aug 30, 2025
OLEAN — The 7th annual Read Between the Wines event is right around the corner. This coming Friday, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., the Friends of the Olean Libr...
Cattaraugus County, High School, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 30, 2025
Public school districts across New York state are gearing up for the return of students for the new year next week, but many of them have already kick...
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 30, 2025
OLEAN — Work on city streets will continue next week. The city of Olean Department of Public Works reported closures on South Union Street starting Tu...
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Aug 30, 2025
Amelia Burlingame and Lochlan Narwot, grade-school "Bake Sale Besties" in Portville, organized their own lemonade, cookie, jewelry and art sale earlie...
Crime, Local News, News
Aug 29, 2025
New York State Police FRIENDSHIP — A one-vehicle accident was reported at 3:28 p.m. Wednesday on Route 20. Corrie L. Ahrens, 45, of Angelica, was iden...
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By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 29, 2025
FRANKLINVILLE — State environmental officers said immediate changes are needed after a fish kill in Ischua Creek was triggered by pollution from the G...
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By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 29, 2025
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has awa...
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 29, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University on Friday welcomed its second-largest class of incoming freshmen over the past two decades to the college...
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By WADE ROBERTSON 
September 20, 2025
Scouring the bushveld is an exciting and time-consuming process. The animals are difficult, almost impossible to see as quickly as necessary for a suc...
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By Olean Times Herald staff 
September 20, 2025
RANDOLPH — Randolph's FFA chapter found success across New York this summer, earning top competition wins at county fairs, the New York State Fair and...
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By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
September 20, 2025
WELLSVILLE — "Oompah" music, games, contests, beer and lederhosen make the 4th annual Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Brewfest an entertaining f...
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By JIM MAHAR 
September 20, 2025
Thank you to all who made the Remote Area Medical clinic a success. The numbers tell a story — more than 415 people cared for, more than $235,000 wort...
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
September 20, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — County and local officials gathered with future Democratic Party candidates Friday for the Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee’s D...
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By SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
September 19, 2025
QB Bradley scores 3 TDs in home opener SALAMANCA — The Salamanca defense bent, but didn’t break for the final three quarters of Friday night’s home op...
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