Articles, Local News, News
May 30, 2025
OLEAN — Olean Public Library officials are seeking voter approval for the largest tax increase in decades. The library announced this week a $2.06 mil...
Articles, Local News, News
May 28, 2025
OLEAN — New, lower tax bills will be coming to city taxpayers — and they will have some extra time to pay without penalty. The Common Council unanimou...
Local News, News
May 17, 2025
OLEAN — One of the more consequential budget/capital project votes and board elections in many years in the Olean City School District is coming up on...
Local News, News
May 16, 2025
Editor's Note: Olean City School District's 2025-26 proposed budget, propositions for capital improvements and board candidates will be detailed tomor...
Local News, News
May 13, 2025
SALAMANCA — A $60.31 million spending plan for the 2025–26 school year, a proposal for a $47 million Phase 5 capital project including the acquisition...
Commentary, Local Columnists
May 12, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature’s Democrat majorities may be touting that they’ve finally finished work on a new state budget. Make no mistake, ...
Local News, News
May 09, 2025
Both houses of the state legislature passed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s sweeping $254.3 billion state budget package Thursday night following days of debate a...
Local News, News, NY State News
Apr 29, 2025
SYRACUSE (TNS) — New Yorklegislative leaders have reached an agreement on a $254 billion state budget, Gov.Kathy Hochulannounced late Monday. Lawmaker...
Commentary, Nation World
Apr 24, 2025
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...
Local News, News
Apr 16, 2025
OLEAN — A 6.2% tax rate increase to $17.90 per $1,000 of assessed value on a $29,147,462 budget is spelled out in the finalized City of Olean budget t...
Commentary, New York
Apr 11, 2025
ALBANY — This year, for once, state lawmakers’ failure to pass a timely budget could prove to be a stroke of luck. When President Donald Trump rolled ...
Local News, News
Apr 05, 2025
OLEAN — After a few tweaks, the city’s 2025–26 budget appears to be sailing to a quick approval before the April 15 deadline. Council members in the f...
Local News
Apr 03, 2025
OLEAN — The Olean Common Council continued to fine-tune the 2025–26 city budget during Tuesday’s finance committee meeting in anticipation of tentativ...
Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
Mar 31, 2025
SALAMANCA — Salamanca City Central School officials received the latest look at preparations for the 2025–26 district budget, including about $59.69 m...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Mar 27, 2025
WELLSVILLE — Inflation and wage increases drive incremental increases in the village of Wellsville's 2025-26 tentative budget, treasurer Melissa Mulle...
Local News, News
Mar 21, 2025
OLEAN — With the deadline about a month away, city officials reviewed 2025–26 budget requests from the assessor’s office and police and fire departmen...
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Mar 07, 2025
Approaching final negotiations over a new state budget, it’s critical to stress this year’s budget must address the right priorities — and one of the ...
Commentary, Nation World
Mar 07, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — In Donald Trump’s speech, personalities loomed large. Whether it was George Washington’s second best presidency or Elon Musk’s bril...
High School, Local News
July 3, 2025
OLEAN — Six Olean High School graduates recently received awards from scholarship funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation. Blake ...
Local News, News
July 3, 2025
OLEAN — The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic returns July 23 for its 12th year at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville. The tournament f...
Business, Local News, News
July 3, 2025
ALBANY (TNS) — New York healthcare officials railed this week against the potential impact of a federal omnibus bill they predict will have sweeping f...
Business, Local News, News
July 3, 2025
BOLIVAR — Four individuals were honored with induction into the New York State Oil Producers’ Association Wall of Fame at the Pioneer Oil Museum. Hono...
July 3, 2025
We just got back from a family vacation to Disney, and while the rides, fireworks and our favorite Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream certainly lived up to...
July 3, 2025
DEAR RUSTY: I opted to draw my Social Security retirement benefit early and work part-time. The company I work for has decided to pull me from field...
