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November 4, 2025
OLEAN — The 28th mayor of the city has been selected. Surrounded by officials from both the Republican and Democratic parties, first-time candidate Am...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 21, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — Unanimously and without comment Tuesday, Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved a $230.2 million budget for 2018, up from $228.6 millio...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 17, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — There were few changes in the tentative $230.2 million Cattaraugus County budget for 2018, passing through the County Legislature’s Fi...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 31, 2017
FRANKLINVILLE — Seniors at Franklinville Central School have more opportunities for scholarships under an application service offered by the Cattaraug...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 26, 2017
OLEAN — The Olean City School District has moved to refinance a $23 million bond in the hopes of possibly saving more than a half a million dollars. T...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 13, 2017
WELLSVILLE — The village received more than $2.5 million to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday. The pr...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 13, 2017
We ran across a couple of issues that unfolded 45 years ago this week in Olean — issues that will echo with readers today. First, on Oct. 12, 1972, Ma...
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 ...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Sep 22, 2017
BUFFALO — For much of the 26 years Norma Gold worked at the Olean Tile Employees Federal Credit Union, she was the only employee in the small suite lo...
Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, Local News, ...
Aug 15, 2017
It’s that time of year as parents throughout the Twin Tiers send their young-adult children off to college, which can be a tough transition for many s...
Local News, News
Apr 25, 2017
OLEAN — Citing budget cuts as one of the reasons, Department of Public Works Director Tom Windus announced he will leave city employment by the end of...
Local News, News
Apr 23, 2017
Frequent readers of State & Union will recall the recent words of a former New Yorker who wrote in from Ohio to share his thoughts on Cuba’s economic ...
Cattaraugus County, News
Apr 13, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County squeaked by in 2016 with a very small surplus, County Treasurer Joseph G. Keller told county lawmakers Wednesday. T...
Local News, News
Apr 12, 2017
State lawmakers found good and not so good things in the $153.1 billion budget passed Sunday. State Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, and Assemblyman Jos...
Local News, News
Apr 05, 2017
OLEAN — With a budget proposal balanced to the last dollar, Olean Public Library hopes a 2 percent tax rate bump for residents will be enough to cover...
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...
Local News, News
Mar 29, 2017
OLEAN — Collectively relieved following weeks of talks, the Olean Common Council Finance Committee and Mayor Bill Aiello tentatively agreed Tuesday on...
Local News, News
Mar 28, 2017
OLEAN — City budget talks will continue today after some Olean Common Council Finance Committee members leaned Monday night toward a less drastic spen...
Local News, News
Mar 22, 2017
OLEAN – The Olean City School District is currently proposing a $39.8 million budget for the 2017-18 school year, a small decrease from this year’s $4...
College Sports, Sports
November 6, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University basketball greats Sam Stith and Ronald “Whitey” Martin will be featured guests for a special program Satu...
Local News
November 6, 2025
OLEAN — Now that the calendar has ticked into November, many are sensing the approach of the holiday season. While the holidays are a time of joy for ...
Football, Sports
November 5, 2025
ORCHARD PARK (TNS) — Brandon Beane would have lost money if he placed a bet. The Buffalo Bills general manager was surprised a trade wasn’t made befor...
Local Sports, Sports, Volleyball
November 5, 2025
CHEEKTOWAGA — The eighth seeded Warriors’ Cinderella run came just short of a Class B2 title on Wednesday night at Cheektowaga, as they fell in five s...
Local News, News
November 5, 2025
Cattaraugus and Allegany were among 21 counties moved from drought warning to drought watch due to recent consistent rainfall and improving levels of ...
Local News, News
November 5, 2025
OLEAN — Efforts to stem the tide of opioid overdoses appear to be paying off, Cattaraugus County health officials report. Dr. Kevin Watkins, Cattaraug...
