Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
Leters to the Editor
Dec 29, 2020
It was only 20 or so years ago that Olean had two toy stores, three movie theaters, a bowling alley, a cool arcade in a mall that wasn’t at death’s do...
Local News, News
Dec 28, 2020
From too much to drink for several local men to a new head to the Olean Oilers, from a nail biting win for St. Bonaventure to making do with a broken ...
Local News, News
Dec 21, 2020
From Exchange National Bank reaching toward the heavens to help housing homeless veterans, from bad news for the Bonnies to a Christmas made whole aga...
Local News, News
Dec 19, 2020
OLEAN — The city will benefit from a $32,750 grant to help catalog public trees and manage them into the future. On Friday, state Department of Enviro...
Local Columnists
Dec 19, 2020
This past year proved to be busy, challenging, scary — but in the end, let’s hope 2020 ends with a ray of hope for us all with a New Year right around...
Allegany County News
Dec 18, 2020
BELFAST — Every December, the Allegany County Town Highway Superintendents Association (ACTHSA)rallies together for the Allegany County ACCORD Communi...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Dec 18, 2020
While most counties and cities in the region saw lower sales tax receipts in November, most came in ahead of statewide losses. Across the state, local...
Local News, News
Dec 16, 2020
OLEAN — Crystal Kling had a goal of selling 200 poinsettias to make a profit for the Olean General Hospital Auxiliary fundraiser, but she had no idea ...
Local Columnists, New York
Dec 15, 2020
It’s a free country, but a mechanic can’t hang up a shingle and call himself a doctor — or vice-versa. In many professions, that’s as it should be; co...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 15, 2020
PORTVILLE — Once again, the “elves” at Portville Central School have been scurrying around collecting Presents for Panthers — making sure no student g...
Local News, News
Dec 15, 2020
OLEAN — Officials with the African American Center for Cultural Development went before the city planning board Tuesday to seek a special use permit f...
Local News, News
Dec 15, 2020
OLEAN — Staff and volunteers with Genesis House’s annual luminary sales were pleased with the help provided for the annual lighting of luminaries Satu...
Allegany County News, Local News
Dec 15, 2020
BELMONT — The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office has once again grown beards to support the Shop with a Cop Christmas program in Allegany County. For th...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Dec 14, 2020
ALFRED — Applied learning abounds at Alfred State College, with students gaining knowledge and skills through hands-on, real-world projects. A prime e...
News
Dec 14, 2020
From throngs of holiday shoppers to a bigger, better Franchot Park, from Bonas crushing Army and Bobby Knight to saving the day at a house fire, here’...
Cattaraugus County, News
Dec 12, 2020
SALAMANCA — This year’s Pay It Forward program will take place at the Salamanca Area Senior Center on Wednesday, Dec. 23 from noon to 5 p.m. Volunteer...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Dec 12, 2020
PORTVILLE — Area residents are invited to share in the beauty and fun of the holidays at Pfeiffer Nature Center’s Lillibridge property where staff hav...
Local News, News
Dec 11, 2020
The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has created an art gallery in its conference room showcasing framed pictures of the Olean area taken by loc...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
October 1, 2025
This might be the big weekend for leaf peeping in what New York’s tourism folks designate the Chautauqua-Allegheny region of the state, which includes...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
October 1, 2025
OLEAN — United Way of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties (UWCAC) announces the recipients of the 2025 Bill and Cathy Fraser Grants. This year, $9,219 i...
Local News, News
October 1, 2025
OLEAN — United Way of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties announced the recipients of the 2025 Bill and Cathy Fraser Grants, with $9,219 in funding awar...
Local News, News
October 1, 2025
CUBA — Cuba Circulating Library has been awarded the Children’s Book Project grant award from the Pilcrow Foundation, receiving 65 books from the orga...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
What makes you nostalgic? Now it’s true, nostalgia can be a downer for some. It can be a longing for long-gone moments you’ll never get back — and mak...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
There were at least 235,502 retirees across the country who collected a public pension of $100,000 or more in 2024 — costing taxpayers $30.6 billion —...
