Newsletter

SALAMANCA — Year two has arrived for the Salamanca Lizards, as the recent upstart NYCBL franchise will look to build on its rookie year. The Lizards f...

HONEOYE — For the Bolivar-Richburg softball team, nearly two years without a sectional title probably felt like an eternity. After all, the Wolverines...

Local libraries are encouraging visitors to hit the road again this summer. The Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System is bringing back its summer Road...

GOWANDA — Against a team like Gowanda, the margin for error is small, Portville coach Joe Pleakis acknowledged. So even while Portville held a 7-3 adv...

HINSDALE — When Tyler Richards walks across the Hinsdale Central School stage in a few weeks to accept his high school diploma, he will be receiving h...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Facing a division rival for a third time can be tricky. Matt Finn’s Ellicottville softball team sought to cool any nerves right away. ...

From new ball fields at Forness Park to a grenade disposal, from the first car seen in Olean to a major bust at Allegany State Park, here’s a look bac...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul formally apologized Tuesday for the “atrocities” she says were committed at an Irving boarding school where Native American youths w...

PORTVILLE BLACK 5, OLEAN 0 Portville Black had another superb victory. But the five seed match was very challenging as Olean’s Elizabeth Bailey and Ma...

From forest fires to thunderstorms, from a new fast train stopping in Olean to a canoe race on the Allegheny River, here’s a look back on the week tha...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Anas Alami, a Business Management major from Brooklyn, and Aahana Kidambi, a Biology major with a Psychology minor from Frederick, M...

OLEAN — Artists spend years training, performing and teaching in hopes of passing that passion along to the next generation, whether through music, cr...

OLEAN — A $7.9 million capital project at the Olean Public Library aims to renovate a third of the existing space and add another 25% to its footprint...

Every year, it becomes more of a spectacle, even if it’s a contrived one. Fans know from the last Sunday of the regular season who their team will fac...

SALAMANCA- After beginning the season 9-0 and 2-0 in CCAA 1 play, the Salamanca Warriors have dropped six straight following their 10-0 loss to Southw...

OLEAN — Sunshine may have been in short supply, but the spirit of the day shone brightly as 84 participants gathered under overcast skies — thankfully...

OLEAN — The Olean Common Council will continue supporting public transportation services in the city through at least 2027 through an annual contribut...