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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Steelers’ Russell Wilson back in the playoffs trying to focus on present, not an uncertain future

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Steelers’ Russell Wilson back in the playoffs trying to focus on present, not an uncertain future

WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer

Jan 09, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson isn't ready to zoom out. Maybe because he's almost pathologically predisposed to focusing on the "moment." How to pre...

Denver, Buffalo sheriffs wager local eats ahead of Broncos vs Bills wild card game

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Denver, Buffalo sheriffs wager local eats ahead of Broncos vs Bills wild card game

KATIE LANGFORD - The Denver Post (TNS)

Jan 08, 2025

Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins is raising the stakes — or rather, the steaks — in a friendly bet against his New York counterpart ahead of the Broncos’ ...

Bills OC Joe Brady’s career trajectory back on the rise

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Bills OC Joe Brady’s career trajectory back on the rise

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Jan 08, 2025

ORCHARD PARK — Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady can provide a long list of issues that led to him failing in his first, brief stint as an NFL pla...

Preseason-like finale sets up Bills-Broncos

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Preseason-like finale sets up Bills-Broncos

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Jan 07, 2025

On the final day of an 18-week, 17-game NFL regular season, it was easier to count the number of teams who had something to play for than those who di...

Lowered expectations in April give way to Super Bowl aspirations for Bills entering playoffs

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Lowered expectations in April give way to Super Bowl aspirations for Bills entering playoffs

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Jan 07, 2025

ORCHARD PARK — It's been about nine months since Brandon Beane addressed a skeptical fanbase questioning whether the Bills season was already doomed i...

Patriots beat Bills 23-16, cost themselves top draft pick

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Patriots beat Bills 23-16, cost themselves top draft pick

KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer

Jan 05, 2025

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots concluded a bitter season on a high note. It wasn't enough to save their coach's job. Joe Milton III pass...

Playoff-bound Bills planning to rest most starters in regular-season finale

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Playoff-bound Bills planning to rest most starters in regular-season finale

KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports Writer

Jan 03, 2025

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The final meeting of the season between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots doesn't have any playoff implications. But both...

Bills offense sets the table with ‘everybody eats’ approach

Bills offense sets the table with ‘everybody eats’ approach

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Jan 02, 2025

ORCHARD PARK — The table is already set for 13, but leave room for at least one more, because the Buffalo Bills weren't kidding about their so-called ...

Big-play defense seals No. 2 seed for Bills in rout

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Big-play defense seals No. 2 seed for Bills in rout

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Dec 30, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — All’s settled for the Buffalo Bills, except who they’re playing here in two weeks. With a 33-0 lead over the Jets, Buffalo’s unofficial...

It might’ve been Christmas, but it sure feels like Groundhog Day for the reeling Steelers

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It might’ve been Christmas, but it sure feels like Groundhog Day for the reeling Steelers

WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer

Dec 26, 2024

PITTSBURGH — The decorations outside Acrisure Stadium suggested Christmas. The play on the field by the home team hinted at another holiday entirely. ...

Bill Bergey, Eagles great from South Dayton, dies at 79

Bill Bergey, Eagles great from South Dayton, dies at 79

DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

Dec 25, 2024

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Bergey, a five-time Pro Bowl linebacker who played in a Super Bowl for the Philadelphia Eagles, died Wednesday, the team announced...

Allen’s injury scare a reminder: his health is top priority

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Allen’s injury scare a reminder: his health is top priority

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Dec 23, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — Come Christmas night, the Bills could be locked into their playoff seed. The Bills, of course, want the No. 1 seed in the AFC, a bye an...

Cook scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers in 24-21 win over Pats

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Cook scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers in 24-21 win over Pats

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Dec 23, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — With the Bills' attention and concern focused on the sideline, where trainers were examining quarterback Josh Allen's throwing arm, cor...

What can we learn from Bills’ 3-week finish?

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What can we learn from Bills’ 3-week finish?

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Dec 21, 2024

In theory, the NFL backloads its schedule with divisional games to give the last few weeks added playoff significance. Of this week’s 16 games (starti...

Bills have turned the tables on former nemesis Patriots ahead of teams’ 1st meeting this season

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Bills have turned the tables on former nemesis Patriots ahead of teams’ 1st meeting this season

JOHN WAWROW Associated Press

Dec 21, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — Nothing has changed in coach Sean McDermott's approach even as his Buffalo Bills have turned the tables and wrenched control of the AFC...

Bills QB Josh Allen credits fiancee Hailee Steinfeld with influencing his MVP-caliber season

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Bills QB Josh Allen credits fiancee Hailee Steinfeld with influencing his MVP-caliber season

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Dec 19, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — The reason Josh Allen is making his NFL MVP case this season while playing with such joyful abandon is obvious to Buffalo Bills left ta...

Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas wonders why Bills QB Allen wasn’t an NFL MVP candidate before this year

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Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas wonders why Bills QB Allen wasn’t an NFL MVP candidate before this year

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Dec 18, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas isn't the least bit surprised by the national attention quarterback Josh Allen i...

Allen has another huge game to lift Bills to a 48-42 victory that snaps Lions’ winning streak

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Allen has another huge game to lift Bills to a 48-42 victory that snaps Lions’ winning streak

LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

Dec 16, 2024

DETROIT — Josh Allen took a shotgun snap, moved up in the pocket and backed up, rolled left and threw right. It was just another play, a 28-yard pass ...

NFC’s best, Lions put streak on the line against Bills

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NFC’s best, Lions put streak on the line against Bills

SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald

Dec 14, 2024

There certainly could be easier matchups for a team coming off its worst defensive performance of the season. Before the Bills wrap up the regular sea...

Bills defense out to prove against high-scoring Lions that it’s better than its dud vs. Rams

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Bills defense out to prove against high-scoring Lions that it’s better than its dud vs. Rams

JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

Dec 12, 2024

ORCHARD PARK — Cornerback Taron Johnson is still agitated over the dud the Buffalo Bills defense produced in giving up season worsts in points and yar...