News, Olean
Jun 27, 2019
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County’s finances and that of its two nursing homes got high marks from auditors Wednesday. Luke Malecki of the Buffalo ac...
News
May 29, 2019
OLEAN — New cop cars, more money for fixing sidewalks and other expenditures received the go-ahead Tuesday night. The Common Council unanimously appro...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Feb 11, 2019
OLEAN — The first draft of the city’s 2019-20 spending plan will be released this week, but Mayor Bill Aiello said it likely won’t contain many surpri...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jan 24, 2019
OLEAN — City officials will now have to try to keep more in savings in case of emergencies or economic downturn. The Common Council on Tuesday approve...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Nov 29, 2018
BELMONT — Despite almost $5 million more in spending, Allegany County legislators OK’d a budget that will see fewer dollars collected in property taxe...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Oct 05, 2018
BELMONT — The proposed 2018 Allegany County budget is about 3 percent bigger than this year’s, but officials expect tax levies to remain the same. Cou...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Sep 06, 2018
ALLEGANY — An audit report released for the Allegany-Limestone Central School District provided several recommendations for the district to change its...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 26, 2018
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County posted a $182,000 surplus for 2017, pushing its fund balance to $43.7 million. County Treasurer Joseph G. Keller sa...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 25, 2018
OLEAN — The Common Council approved transfers to begin paying off a $1.02 million judgement to the top North Union Street overhaul contractor. The cou...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 14, 2017
OLEAN — Auditors gave the city a clean bill of financial health on Tuesday, but said there are a few improvements over controls that could be made. Da...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 19, 2017
OLEAN — Questions over economic development, budgeting and housing caused civil but sometimes pointed, verbal blows to be exchanged Wednesday night be...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 04, 2017
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Central School District’s unassigned fund balance exceeded the state Department of Education guidelines at the end o...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Sep 26, 2017
FRANKLINVILLE — A corrective action plan in response to a New York State Comptroller’s fiscal accountability audit was authorized in a Thursday night ...
Local News, News
Mar 31, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council will vote Tuesday on the 2017-18 budget following a tense series of Finance Committee meetings bent on cutting sensib...
Allegany County News, News, Western New York
Jan 26, 2017
ANDOVER — A trio of Allegany County school districts saw their state-assigned fiscal stress categories change from 2015 to 2016, with two districts dr...
Local News, News
Jan 23, 2017
OLEAN — City lawmakers soon to draft the 2017-18 budget may adopt an official accounting principle to govern its fund balance. Currently, there’s no l...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
Jan 17, 2017
Two area schools received audits this month from state fiscal watchdogs, with both districts being informed of issues involving how much is set aside ...
Allegany County News, News
Dec 21, 2016
WELLSVILLE — Wellsville Central School District voters chose to support a $12.82 million capital project during a referendum on Tuesday, voting 141-55...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
