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Republican congressmen representing the Twin Tiers region express excitement that the Trump administration is delivering on promises to remake the gov...

Whether President Donald Trump’s unconventional diplomacy succeeds in furthering American interests and halting Russian aggression in Ukraine will be ...

Recent statements put out by our elected representatives have left me feeling disheartened, as it seems that our representatives in Albany are upset t...

Just about two years ago, Allegany County Legislature Chairman W. Brooke Harris and Legislator Janice Burdick vocally opposed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s atte...

Thanks to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court decision to grant him untethered carte blanche to do whatever he wishes without repercussions, he has...

The changing fiscal landscape could hinder local governments’ budgets, New York State ComptrollerThomas P. DiNapoli warns in his recent report. The co...

OLEAN — The Olean City School District’s annual board election and budget vote will be held May 20 in the Olean Intermediate Middle School between 7 a...

OLEAN — More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We ...

OLEAN — Officials hope to recap their suggestions for updating the city’s founding document this spring. The Olean Charter Commission discussed having...

The U.S. Agency for International Development sent $1.3 billion in foreign assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year, the world’s f...

NEW YORK — When it comes to presidential politics, it’s a billionaire’s world. President Donald Trump’s campaign was buoyed by a few megadonors. It mi...

SALAMANCA — Making one substantial and one other minor change from its tentative approval Feb. 12, the Common Council unanimously adopted the city bud...

OLEAN — A third candidate has announced a campaign for the Republican nomination for mayor on November’s ballot. Olean Fire Capt. Jared Isaman announc...

Senior citizens are reminded that the deadline to apply for greater property tax savings through New York state's Enhanced STAR property tax exemption...

Rep. Nick Langworthy is sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the laws of our country and to serve his constituents. He is doing none of these things...

OLEAN — City council members are considering changing a part of the budgeting process to avoid sales tax shortfalls in the future. The Common Council’...

OLEAN — A potential primary is brewing for the Republican nomination for mayor. Two candidates — three-term incumbent Bill Aiello and political newcom...

“Everything is impossible until it is done.” — Nelson Mandela Ideally, representative government reflects the composition and interests of its constit...