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    State & Union: DEC issues annual guidance to avoid conflicts with coyotes
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State & Union: DEC issues annual guidance to avoid conflicts with coyotes
    Mar 12, 2019
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation put out its annual guidance on preventing conflicts between people and coyotes as winter g...
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    DEC completes aerial survey of Adirondack moose
    News, Outdoors
    DEC completes aerial survey of Adirondack moose
    Feb 08, 2019
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has completed an aerial Adirondack moose survey that takes place each year as part of a co...
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    DEC asked hunters to kill elusive sika deer in CNY
    Outdoors
    DEC asked hunters to kill elusive sika deer in CNY
    Jan 30, 2019
    The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation asked hunters to kill a relatively small, exotic member of the elk family on the loose in ...
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    DEC: Homer Street brownfield clean
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    DEC: Homer Street brownfield clean
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 21, 2018
    OLEAN — Another site in North Olean has been cleaned up, state regulators reported. The brownfield cleanup efforts 3.34-acre lot at 229 Homer St. has ...
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    New York habitat stamps support wildlife, fishing projects
    Outdoors, Western New York
    New York habitat stamps support wildlife, fishing projects
    Dec 12, 2018
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts who want to help fund projects that conserve wildlife habitat and increase access to fishing spots in New York...
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    Three arrested in mass deer killing in Otsego County
    Outdoors
    Three arrested in mass deer killing in Otsego County
    Sarah Eames, The Daily Star, Oneonta 
    Dec 11, 2018
    (TNS) Three Otsego County residents were arrested last week in connection with an incident of illegal poaching last month, according to officials from...
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    Young hunter shoots red deer in Franklinville last month
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Young hunter shoots red deer in Franklinville last month
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Dec 07, 2018
    On the day after Thanksgiving, a young Farmersville woman shot was looked like an unusually large doe in the neighboring town of Franklinville. It tur...
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    West Clarksville couple wins eminent domain appeal on Northern Access Pipeline
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    West Clarksville couple wins eminent domain appeal on Northern Access Pipeline
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 15, 2018
    A state appellate court ruled Friday that National Fuel Gas Corp. could not use eminent domain proceedings to cross a Clarksville couple’s property fo...
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    Heavy rains lead to sewage discharge in Bolivar
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    Heavy rains lead to sewage discharge in Bolivar
    Oct 31, 2018
    BOLIVAR — According to a report from the NY Alert website, a permitted discharge of sewage occurred Monday morning. The discharge, taking place at the...
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    Investigation continues of reptiles seized in Allegany
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    Investigation continues of reptiles seized in Allegany
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 24, 2018
    ALLEGANY — Many of the 300 exotic reptiles and endangered animals seized from an Allegany home by the state Department of Environmental Conservation o...
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    Exotic ‘dangerous’ reptiles, including king cobras, seized by DEC in village of Allegany
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Exotic ‘dangerous’ reptiles, including king cobras, seized by DEC in village of Allegany
    RICK MILLER and KATE DAY SAGER, Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 10, 2018
    ALLEGANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation seized “a lot” of exotic reptiles from a home of East Union Street in the village of All...
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    Exotic ‘dangerous’ reptiles, including king cobras, seized by DEC in village of Allegany
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    Exotic ‘dangerous’ reptiles, including king cobras, seized by DEC in village of Allegany
    RICK MILLER and KATE DAY SAGER, Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 09, 2018
    ALLEGANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation seized “a lot” of exotic reptiles from a home of East Union Street in the village of All...
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    Volunteers sought for New York’s summer wild turkey survey
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Volunteers sought for New York’s summer wild turkey survey
    Jul 31, 2018
    ALBANY (AP) — A "citizen science" survey for wild turkeys is getting underway in New York state, and the Department of Environmental Conservation is a...
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    State & Union: DEC drops invasive insect defense zone for ash trees
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State & Union: DEC drops invasive insect defense zone for ash trees
    Jul 27, 2018
    New York state has given up what turned out to be a hopeless battle to defend its ash trees from an invasive beetle. The Times Union of Albany reports...
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    New York agency asks anglers to spare heat-stressed trout
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    New York agency asks anglers to spare heat-stressed trout
    Jul 03, 2018
    ALBANY (AP) — As a heat wave scorches the region, New York state environmental officials are asking anglers to be considerate of heat-stressed fish. T...
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    Great Valley officials frustrated over issues with DEC
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Great Valley officials frustrated over issues with DEC
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    May 17, 2018
    GREAT VALLEY — Town officials frustration with the state Department of Environmental Conservation over a variety of issues boiled over at Monday night...
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    State & Union: State warns about bear problems
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    State & Union: State warns about bear problems
    Apr 12, 2018
    At a time of year that black bears are on the move, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is urging people to be careful with fo...
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    State & Union: Opening day of trout a Southern Tier tradition
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State & Union: Opening day of trout a Southern Tier tradition
    Mar 31, 2018
    One of the great outdoor recreation traditions of the Southern Tier, opening day of trout season in New York state, is on Sunday. Fishermen and women ...
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    New York moving to protect private forests, support forest products industry
    Outdoors
    New York moving to protect private forests, support forest products industry
    Mar 19, 2018
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today highlighted Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed Empire F...
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    State & Union: NYS burn ban in place March 16
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    State & Union: NYS burn ban in place March 16
    Mar 15, 2018
    Given the current state of the weather — snow covers the land in a white blanket — it doesn’t seem like the time to bring up early spring grassfire se...
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    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    Crime, News
    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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