Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, ...
Jun 02, 2020
OLEAN — A fourth Cattaraugus County resident died of COVID-19 over the weekend. In addition, two additional residents, including an inmate at the Catt...
Coronavirus, Crime, News
May 14, 2020
More than 100 New York prisoners who were freed due to coronaviru s concerns have been re-arrested, according to a new report. Police tell The New Yor...
Coronavirus, News
Apr 11, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf predicted Friday that Pennsylvania will see a surge in new virus cases next week and implored residents to contin...
Allegany County News, Coronavirus, News
Apr 07, 2020
BELMONT — An Allegany County sheriff’s deputy has tested positive for coronavirus, according to media reports. Quoting Sheriff Rick Whitney, The Eveni...
Coronavirus, News
Mar 30, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that all schools and nonessential businesses will remain closed indefinitely as Pennsylvania reported...
Coronavirus, News
Mar 29, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania increased by more than 640 over the past day and four more people died, ...
Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, News
Mar 28, 2020
LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb was quick to respond Friday to a question about whether a county jail inmate had been infe...
Local News, News
Jan 11, 2020
LEWIS RUN, Pa. — In its 30 years of operation, the Federal Correctional Institution-McKean has regularly sought volunteers to help with different need...
Local News, News
Sep 05, 2019
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — When the Federal Correctional Institution at McKean opened its doors to staff and inmates 30 years ago this fall, the medium...
Local News, News
Jul 17, 2019
BRADFORD, Pa. — The Federal Correctional Institution at McKean in Lafayette Township was placed on “limited operational status” after a staff member w...
Local News, News, Olean
May 04, 2019
LEWIS RUN, Pa. — It was an evening of honoring longtime volunteers who included Albert Pivovarnik — who has served for close to two decades — during t...
Local News, News
Dec 14, 2018
GOWANDA — Following tours of two medium security correctional facilities in Western New York last week, state Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, expressed...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Oct 19, 2018
BELMONT — An Allegany County Jail inmate has been charged with felony assault at the jail for the second time this year. Michael McKenzie, 29, of Roch...
Commentary, New York
Aug 20, 2018
(TNS) The tale told by incarceration statistics in the United States is staggering. The nation, with about 5 percent of the world’s population, has 21...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Jul 13, 2018
SCIO — Multiple personal testimonies from those who have overcome long-time struggles are part of Celebrate Recovery gatherings set for the remainder ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jun 12, 2018
OLEAN — Now a year after a prisoner committed suicide in the Olean Police Department cell block, the state has yet to produce a report on the death. M...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Apr 11, 2018
BELMONT — A Rochester man, already an inmate at Allegany County Jail, has been charged with assault. The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office announced Tu...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Oct 04, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Legislature’s Public Safety and County Operations Committee will review a proposed contract today to house Gene...
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...
