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OLEAN — Municipal ice rinks in Olean and Bradford offer a number of recreation opportunities this winter. In Olean, the rink at the William O. Smith R...

Volunteers counted 8,024 shoeboxes from our region being loaded onto two trucks for Operation Christmas Child earlier this month. First Baptist Church...

More than 60 units plan to accompany Santa and Mrs. Claus down Santa Claus Lane on Friday. The parade units stepping off at 6:30 p.m. in order of appe...

OLEAN — Almost 100 nonprofits are banking on the community’s generosity as the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation prepares to kick off the sevent...

OLEAN — The Southern Tier Catholic School community came together Friday in a spirit of gratitude, creating a memorable Thanksgiving celebration that ...

ANGELICA — For nearly three decades the Christmas season in Angelica has been blessed by the flight of an angel and this year the angel will take wing...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Bonnies rugby is alive and kicking — and kicking is a big reason why. Noah Edwards, a freshman from Santiago, Chile, outscored Wheel...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Make Ellicottville a holiday season destination and attend several special events in the village and at Holiday Valley Resort. The ann...

SALAMANCA — As the fall winds sweep away the falling leaves, and before you sleep off your turkey dinner, if you listen closely you can almost hear th...

Olean General Hospital has unveiled a painted portrait of a couple who made a significant impact on the hospital campus — one that will continue. The ...

OLEAN — A federal judge on Wednesday approved Buffalo developer Carl Paladino’s winning bid of $200,000 to buy the former Archbishop Walsh Academy bui...

PORTVILLE — The second annual Portville Christmas Parade and Pioneer Park Lighting promises to be bigger and better. The village parade starts at 5 p....

ALLEGANY — Santa Claus will make his first appearance at Allegany’s Santa House this year on Saturday. Old St. Nick and Mrs. Claus will ride a fire tr...

OLEAN — Area churches will give hundreds of locals just a bit more to be thankful for next week. St. Stephen’s Episcopal and Bethany Lutheran churches...

OLEAN — Area veterans organizations are preparing for their annual observances of Veterans Day on Saturday. Veterans Day, which began 105 years ago as...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Four St. Bonaventure University alumni will be named to the Seneca Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame at the university’s traditional Veter...

OLEAN — Each year with the advent of the holiday season, Julie Hall and Capt. Megan Moretz hear stories of families who need a little extra help for C...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The looming closure of the condemned OYO Hotel on Main Street is devastating for those who call the place home. Churches, government e...