Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Oct 15, 2024
I am voting for Donald Trump because I care about my fellow man, and despite the narrative that the MAGA movement is hate and bigotry, I know better. ...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Oct 14, 2024
Things to think about before voting in 2024: Am I giving up on America as we know it? Done with rule of law? Done with choosing my own leaders? Done w...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Sep 03, 2024
Dale Smith’s misogynistic harangue and blanket condemnation of today’s ethos in his letter to the editor last week sadly reflects the opinion of the m...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Aug 01, 2024
Save the date. Be sure to write down Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, the date for the general election, on your calendar. Cast your votes between the hours of ...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jul 29, 2024
Hochul needs to declare climate emergency A tornado warning in Jamestown. Tornado damage outside of Buffalo. This is what we saw as the remnants of Hu...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jul 26, 2024
Once again, on July 20 this year, beautiful War Veterans Park opened its arms and welcomed the Back to Olean Bar-B-Cue, the annual community reunion. ...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jul 05, 2024
If he can require payment before offering a pardon, why not call him king? If he can use military force against American citizens, why not call him ki...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jun 07, 2024
For years, residents of South Dayton in Cattaraugus County have been dealing with an unsightly and undrinkable reality — turning on their taps only to...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jun 05, 2024
I read Rep. Nick Langworthy’s response to the Donald Trump convictions for business fraud in the Friday, May 31, edition of the Olean Times Herald. It...
Leters to the Editor
May 30, 2024
We, the Snyders, wanted to reach out to every single one of you to say a BIG thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The results of the benefit have ...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor, New York
May 08, 2024
Virtually all the plastic packaging that enters your life is designed to be used once, then discarded, a major reason why we have a waste-management c...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
May 07, 2024
Education comes in many forms. Parents, siblings, friends, school settings, coaching, etc. Learning comes by structure in the “classroom” setting or o...
Leters to the Editor, Local Columnists
Apr 18, 2024
The need today is real and Catholic Charities is, as it has been for the last century, here to meet the challenge. HOPE is central to the work we do e...
Leters to the Editor
Apr 15, 2024
In a now-retracted statement issued April 5, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed that although he hadn’t examined all evidence, he had been told by “reaso...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Apr 08, 2024
“I call them animals,” Donald Trump said. Really? Well, we have heard it before — and your pardon for some of the names used here — from “dago” to “hu...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Apr 03, 2024
April 7-13 is National Library Week and each year it reminds me of what a wonderful asset the Olean Public Library is for our community. Where else ca...
Leters to the Editor
Mar 25, 2024
I would like to comment on Rich Lowry’s op-ed article, ”Biden, Trump Are Both Outliers,” in the March 12 edition of the Olean Times Herald. Lowry writ...
Leters to the Editor
Mar 12, 2024
One hour and seven minutes without a single named called. Without threatening violence against the rude interruptions. Without disparaging anyone or g...
Crime, Local News, News
October 3, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — Spooky season is upon us, and those looking to curl up with a good book full of eerie tales are in luck. Prolific area author James Ba...
Outdoors, Sports
October 3, 2025
Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...
Business, Local News, News
October 3, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: I hope you can answer this question. I’m currently receiving Social Security Disability benefits, and I will be turning 65 in February 202...
Commentary, Opinion
October 3, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — The common presumption is that New York is not a particularly religious place, especially when compared to other parts of the United St...
Local News
October 3, 2025
RICHBURG — Take a personalized trip back to WWI: the Great War or the War to End all Wars, which was fought from 1914 to 1918, featuring reenactor Dav...
Commentary, Opinion
October 3, 2025
On April 2003, I deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of a Military Police Headquarters assigned to the Joint Task Force (JTF). As the JTF Current...
