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ALLEGANY — Two Allegany-Limestone seniors will be spending some of their Tuesday nights during their final year of high school being a voice for their...

Night Lights at Griffis Sculpture Park in East Otto returns for its 13th consecutive autumn on  Sept. 19, with a portion of the sculpture park illumin...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Ashly Colosimo modeled Cosmos’ Lounge after what she had searched for in her own adolescence — a place of belonging. Cosmos’ Lounge is...

OLEAN — John Taylor, group leader for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will celebrate 30 years of service at the company on Monday. Taylor first joined Cutco on A...

CUBA — Celebrate 20 years of the Garlic Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21, at Empire City Farms, McKinney Stables' “Block Barn," 105 South ...

OLEAN — The Olean City School District welcomed back students Wednesday morning for the first day of the 2025-26 school year, and officials report the...

OLEAN — A city church congregation will mark their church’s centennial this weekend. Trinity United Methodist Church, 131 N. Ninth St., is hosting spe...

PORTVILLE — The Pfeiffer Nature Center will host a mushroom walk at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 15  at 1974 Lillibridge Road. The walk will focus on identifying a...

FRANKLINVILLE — Work is continuing to address months of wastewater violations at the Great Lakes Cheese facility north of the village. Officials with ...

OTTO — The Otto Fire District will hold a public hearing for the 2026 budget at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October. 21, at the Otto Fire Hall.

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension has announced a group of master gardener volunteers of will be offering free soil pH testing at two convenient...

PERSIA — A vehicle pursuit through three townships resulted in three arrests, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. At 10:38 p.m. Tuesday,...

Autumn is historically one of New York's most popular travel periods, thanks to one of America's longest and most colorful foliage seasons, attracting...

OLEAN — More area school districts began their 2025-26 year by welcoming back students on Wednesday, including the Olean City School District. On Tues...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — As Tropical Storm Debby pummeled Potter and Tioga counties with record-breaking rain in August 2024, Westfield’s Crary Hose Company...

OLEAN — Attendees at Wednesday's concert at Lincoln Park dance to the beat of Sticktights' tunes, part of the city of Olean's summer concert series. T...

OLEAN — Six Olean High School graduates were recently awarded scholarships from funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. Jackse...

OLEAN — Monitoring is ongoing to ensure safe drinking water after a fish kill along Ischua Creek last week, county health officials. During the county...