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Easter: a time of renewal
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KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Mar 27, 2016
OLEAN — All around the world today, Christian believers are celebrating the cornerstone tenet of their faith — the death and resurrection of Jesus Chr...
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Blaze strikes home on Third Avenue
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Mar 04, 2016
OLEAN — A fire at a Third Avenue apartment house was quickly contained Thursday night, but not before one of its residences sustained severe damage. O...
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Farm Bureau leaders: $15 minimum wage dangerous
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RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 25, 2016
LITTLE VALLEY — A Cattaraugus County Farm Bureau representative warned county lawmakers Wednesday that the proposed $15 minimum wage would be devastat...
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Another warm-up on tap for Olean area
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KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Feb 19, 2016
By this weekend — expected to be downright balmy for this time of year — an outsider likely wouldn’t know the weekend prior brought the coldest three-...
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Seniors: Love and respect key to continuing story
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DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Feb 14, 2016
OLEAN — Bill and Nancy Connelly were not a bit hesitant to discuss their continuing love story during a Valentine’s Day conversation last week at the ...
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Emerald Hills fir cause still unknown
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KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 05, 2016
ALLEGANY — A fire that destroyed an apartment complex and displaced several people at Emerald Hills Estate late Wednesday is still under investigation...
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Hundreds give curling a try at Good Times
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DIANA McELFRESH Olean Times Herald 
Jan 31, 2016
OLEAN — The Southern Tier Curling Tournament, played Saturday at Good Times of Olean, started out as a simple bet between friends four years ago. “Fou...
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Walking 10,000 miles to help the homeless
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KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Jan 28, 2016
Leroy Bailey, formerly of the Olean area, has known the biting reality of homelessness. Compelled by experience and Christian faith, he’s now on a mis...
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Outdoorsmen flow to annual sports show
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DIANA McELFRESH Olean Times Herald 
Jan 24, 2016
OLEAN — A steady influx of sportsmen and women of all ages flocked Saturday to the Greater Olean Area Outdoor & Rec Sports Show at Good Times of Olean...
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Little lake-effect snow falling in Olean area
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RICK MILLER and CHRISTOPHER MICHEL Olean Times Herald 
Jan 13, 2016
OLEAN — Lake-effect snow made it to Olean on Tuesday, when as much as 3 to 4 inches of new snow covered the city by late evening. Over the next 24 hou...
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Even in tumultuous times: hope
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CHRISTOPHER MICHEL, Olean Times Herald 
Dec 25, 2015
By CHRISTOPHER MICHEL Olean Times Herald This past year has been one marked by turmoil throughout the world. Social tensions on issues of gun control,...
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Agricultural enhancement program holds promise
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RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
Dec 17, 2015
Cattaraugus County’s agricultural industry is about to get another opportunity for growth along with agribusiness in 10 other Southern Tier counties, ...
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Starting college paths early
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KELSEY BOUDIN, Olean Times Herald 
Nov 13, 2015
OLEAN — Hinsdale Central School students got a taste of the college life Thursday at Jamestown Community College’s (JCC’s) Cattaraugus County campus —...
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