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ELLICOTTVILLE — A company proposing five solar facilities in Otto and Machias, each capable of generating nearly 5 megawatts of electricity, is seekin...

LITTLE VALLEY — Despite increased investment, the average condition of Cattaraugus County roads has slipped over the past two years. Mark Burr, direct...

LITTLE VALLEY — County Legislator Howard VanRensselaer of Randolph is the consensus candidate for County Legislature chairman for 2020. VanRensselaer,...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) is looking to triple the cost of a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for n...

There are four candidates on the ballot in Cattaraugus County Legislature District 7, which includes the towns of Olean, Portville, Hinsdale, Ischua a...

LITTLE VALLEY — When the general manager of Armstrong Broadband spoke to county lawmakers 18 months ago, he predicted hundreds of miles of cable would...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers agreed to a new funding source of economic development and community projects on Wednesday. With no new e...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to enact a six-month moratorium on new solar farm app...

Republican voters in Cattaraugus County Legislature District 8 — the city of Olean — chose incumbent Frank Higgins, Alderman Kelly Andreano and Richar...

The two Cattaraugus County legislators from District 7 are being challenged in Tuesday’s Republican primary. District 7 includes the towns of Hinsdale...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers are eyeing adding up to $2 million to this summer’s road paving program. Legislator Andrew Burr, R-Gowand...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency on Tuesday agreed to a 15-year payment in lieu of taxes (P.I.L.O.T.) for the $8.6 million...

LITTLE VALLEY —Cattaraugus County lawmakers re-elected Olean Republican James J. Snyder as County Legislature chairman during a reorganization meeting...

LITTLE VALLEY — When everything is added up, removing ash trees and select other species from Cattaraugus County-owned forests could net the county up...

PORTVILLE — A San Diego-based solar energy developer is proposing a 30-acre solar farm off Route 417 in Westons Mills. Portville Town Supervisor Tim D...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a resolution urging the Industrial Development Agency not to grant a payment in li...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Legislature’s Public Works Committee voted Wednesday to hire an engineering firm to prepare preliminary plans f...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County is nearing $500,000 in revenue this year for timber harvests in county forests focused on ash trees. County lawmake...