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    Allegany County churches observe start of Community Transformation Initiative
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    Allegany County churches observe start of Community Transformation Initiative
    Jan 12, 2019
    WELLSVILLE — Prayer gatherings this month at various Allegany County locations will highlight the second anniversary of county churches’ focus on “com...
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    Home Again: Gestures of love
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Home Again: Gestures of love
    DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 05, 2018
    It was somewhere out west, Denver, I think. My husband, Gordy, enrolled in a weeklong class to maintain his certification as a rural appraiser, one of...
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    Cattaraugus pastor to celebrate 90th birthday Nov. 4
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Cattaraugus pastor to celebrate 90th birthday Nov. 4
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Nov 03, 2018
    CATTARAUGUS — After retiring last year following nearly 40 years as pastor of St. John’s Church, the Rev. Harland West remains a beloved figure in the...
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    Harvest Field celebration will include a maze, pumpkin decorating — lots of fun
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Harvest Field celebration will include a maze, pumpkin decorating — lots of fun
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Oct 26, 2018
    For the past two decades, children and families have visited Hillside Wesleyan Church at 753 Prospect Ave. in late October for the Harvest Festival. T...
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    Operation Christmas Child calls on locals to donate this season
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Operation Christmas Child calls on locals to donate this season
    Oct 23, 2018
    OLEAN — This holiday season, sites in the Olean area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during...
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    Olean First Baptist holds official installation for new pastor
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Olean First Baptist holds official installation for new pastor
    DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Oct 17, 2018
    OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church held an official Installation ceremony on Sunday for its new senior pastor, the Rev. Jason Hladik. Officials from t...
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    Sense & Sensitivity: Married couple sleeps in separate rooms
    Lifestyle
    Sense & Sensitivity: Married couple sleeps in separate rooms
    Oct 09, 2018
    DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband and I no longer sleep in the same room. It all started when the air conditioner broke in our bedroom. It was so hot that I ...
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    Olean First Baptist to install new pastor Sunday
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Olean First Baptist to install new pastor Sunday
    DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Oct 08, 2018
    OLEAN — Pastor Jason Hladik has been serving Olean First Baptist Church since late June, but will be officially installed as senior pastor on Sunday. ...
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    Olean’s St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church annual Fall Festival Friday
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Olean’s St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church annual Fall Festival Friday
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Oct 04, 2018
    OLEAN — St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 109 S. Barry St., will hold its third annual Fall Festival Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. A beer and wine tasting eve...
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    After 35 years, Ellicottville church will limit sign usage
    Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, Local News, ...
    After 35 years, Ellicottville church will limit sign usage
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 26, 2018
    ELLICOTTVILLE — The sign outside St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Route 219 started as a temporary sign — 35 years ago. Its messages have conveyed news a...
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    A church in denial, still
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    A church in denial, still
    Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg News 
    Aug 20, 2018
    (TNS) “I don’t think this is some massive, massive crisis,” said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., in a statement th...
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    Coudersport native takes issue with priest condemning gay weddings
    Local News, News
    Coudersport native takes issue with priest condemning gay weddings
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Aug 09, 2018
    COUDERSPORT, Pa. — A letter condemning same-sex marriage as blasphemous and a perversion was included recently in the church bulletin at St. Eulalia C...
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    Bonafest 2018
    Featured, Gallery, Here And Now, ...
    Bonafest 2018
    Jul 14, 2018
    Celebrating its 102nd year as a parish, the St. Bonaventure Church hosted their yearly Bonafest celebration Friday. Here are some photos from the even...
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    State & Union: Allegany County to remember WWI, WWII with history awareness week
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    State & Union: Allegany County to remember WWI, WWII with history awareness week
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Jun 30, 2018
    “This year, we’re featuring World War I and World War II,” says Bill Heaney, Belfast town historian and an organizer of the week’s festivities. This y...
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    Nationally based revival slated to be held in Olean this summer
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Nationally based revival slated to be held in Olean this summer
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Jun 29, 2018
    OLEAN — A national movement known as Revival Harvest America, which feeds large numbers of people while providing a “Christian message of hope and res...
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    Bells of St. Mary’s to ring Friday evening in honor of Father Greg
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Bells of St. Mary’s to ring Friday evening in honor of Father Greg
    Jun 08, 2018
    OLEAN — The bells of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels will ring Friday for 15 minutes straight in honor of the Very Rev. Gregory J. Dobson, who ...
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    Rev. Jason Hladik accepts Olean First Baptist senior pastor position
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Rev. Jason Hladik accepts Olean First Baptist senior pastor position
    DEB WUETHRICH Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    May 30, 2018
    OLEAN —A new pastor will soon arrive to lead Olean First Baptist Church into its next chapter. Following a unanimous vote by the congregation, the Rev...
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    Vehicle fire spreads to garage at Route 16 residence
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Vehicle fire spreads to garage at Route 16 residence
    Danielle Gamble/Olean Times Herald 
    May 10, 2018
    OLEAN —A charred hull was all that was left of a red sports utility vehicle after multiple units extinguished a vehicle fire Wednesday evening that ha...
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    St. John’s Father Pat to succeed Father Greg at St. Mary’s
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    St. John’s Father Pat to succeed Father Greg at St. Mary’s
    TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
    May 08, 2018
    OLEAN — Olean’s two Catholic churches will soon be linked under a single pastor. The Rev. Patrick Melfi will succeed the Very Rev. Gregory Dobson as p...
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    Father Greg to depart the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels this summer
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Father Greg to depart the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels this summer
    TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 23, 2018
    OLEAN — The Very Rev. Gregory Dobson’s sermon this weekend was about shepherds, who he said can either lead from the front or lead from behind. “I hav...
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    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
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    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
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    More rain expected this week
    Local News, News
    More rain expected this week
    By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 16, 2025
    More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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    Library board to meet Wednesday
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held  Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
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    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    June 16, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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    McKean County townships grapple with proposed wind project
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    McKean County townships grapple with proposed wind project
    By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    June 16, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
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    David W. Leaskey
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
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