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BELMONT — The Allegany County Department of Health is sponsoring a tap water taste contest for communities in the county, beginning Monday. The contes...

Count the Cattaraugus County sheriff among his counterparts in the New York State Sheriffs Association as well as police chiefs from across New York s...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County’s first confirmed cases of influenza of the 2018-19 flu season have been recorded in Olean. The Cattaraugus County Health D...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County, the Seneca Nation and Allegany County have formed a Lead Coalition to help prevent lead poisoning in children. The two cou...

From fighting the Spanish flu to a rabies quarantine for dogs, from healing hearts at Olean General to city border changes, here’s a look back on the ...

BUFFALO (AP) — New York state health officials say 39 children have been found to have a virus that in rare cases, causes a polio-like condition. Auth...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Health Department will end a long running program called Nursing Home Without Walls that helped elderly residents stay ...

It is again the time of year for the most cases of wild or domestic animals, such as bats, skunks, fox and raccoon, coming into contact with you or yo...

OLEAN —As summer temperatures rise, more bats find their way from hot attics into cooler homes. So health officials are advising those who see one of ...

Despite Cattaraugus County’s low health ranking among New York counties again this year, there are signs of progress. Cattaraugus County ranked 60th o...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Board of Legislators Human Services Committee agreed Wednesday to support the final version of proposed strategic plan t...

FRANKLINVILLE — A boil water notice was lifted Friday at 9 a.m. for households and businesses served by the village of Franklinville’s public water su...

FRANKLINVILLE — A boil water notice was lifted Friday at 9 a.m. for households and businesses served by the village of Franklinville’s public water su...

FRANKLINVILLE — A precautionary boil water advisory is in effect in the town and village of Franklinville Water District. The Cattaraugus County Healt...

OLEAN — Despite national results showing varying effectiveness of most flu vaccines for different age groups, Cattaraugus County Public Health Directo...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers have applied for continued state funding to improve the Public Defender's Office. Legislators approved th...

After describing Saturday how to deal with the county’s process of handling rabies and how residents should respond as well, we thought we should zero...

County health officials are warning the public once again about the effects of rabies, a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the brain and s...