Health
Aug 27, 2019
There are phone apps for just about every interest and need, including keeping fit. If you’re not sure what to do for exercise, an app can help guide ...
Health
Aug 19, 2019
Traversing the twists and turns of the waterslide, perfecting your form on the diving board, and testing your cunning at a game of Marco Polo. These a...
Health
Jan 02, 2019
Community College of Allegheny County English professor Stephen Wells started running for exercise 11 years ago because his pants didn’t fit him anymo...
Health
Dec 20, 2018
Maybe you like to pop in your earbuds before going on a morning walk. Or, perhaps, you prefer to multitask while enjoying lunch and keeping busy at wo...
Health
Nov 05, 2018
A large part of aging gracefully calls for accepting and adapting to our maturing bodies. Let’s face it, the older we get, the more we find ourselves ...
Health
Aug 13, 2018
Traditional exercises will always hold their place in the fitness world, but many today who seek out new ways to get fit are searching for routines th...
Health
Jul 30, 2018
In February, I had open heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and have a bypass. It’s an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I’d had a series of te...
Health
Jun 29, 2018
Growing up in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii, Norman Compton played football and rugby, participated in marathons and even surfed. He also has worked as a Holly...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 08, 2018
May is Older Americans Month and the Olean YMCA is emphasizing the importance of being active and involved — no matter where or when you are in life. ...
Health
Apr 26, 2018
“I have to get in shape, I have to start exercising,” says Jeanine Whitney, secretary at Colonial School District, recalling what she told herself bac...
Health
Apr 20, 2018
When flying in a plane, the flight attendant reminds passengers to put their own oxygen mask on before helping others. The same analogy is true for wo...
Health
Apr 19, 2018
Jackie Stewart has been a self-proclaimed “fitness nut” for the past two decades. And the title isn’t for naught. Her obsession with fitness started w...
Health
Mar 23, 2018
Listening carefully, Rudy focuses on the BOCU® Balance Trainer in front of him. The device is a convex semi-sphere made of soft, pliable rubber. Balan...
Health
Mar 23, 2018
Way back in 1863 was the bloody Battle of Gettysburg, a segment of the Civil War that wrought more than 51,000 casualties on that historic Pennsylvani...
Health
Mar 01, 2018
Pop culture is like a vanity mirror for history. Take a look at any trend today and odds are it’s merely a reflection of the past, particularly in fas...
Health
Mar 01, 2018
Tracy Tooch loves to run. In any given week, Tooch, an adjunct instructor at Community College of Allegheny County, will run approximately 50 miles, d...
Health
Feb 20, 2018
Have you ever been lying in bed, unable to sleep soundly over financial worries? Or had a disagreement with your partner over money? Do you have a pla...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Jan 23, 2018
I just started my second year of membership at our local YMCA. I should’ve joined years ago but never did. Last year, I learned our Y was friendly wit...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
