Cattaraugus County, News
Nov 03, 2022
OLEAN — Like the rest of New York state and much of the U.S., Cattaraugus County is facing a triple threat as winter approaches, Public Health Directo...
Cattaraugus County, News, Western New York
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer pushed Friday for more federal help in Buffalo and Western New York in light of a deadly new “rainbow fent...
Cattaraugus County, News, Western New York
Jul 01, 2022
While last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade shouldn’t directly impact women in New York, where abortion is legal, the head o...
Cattaraugus County, News
May 19, 2022
There were 52 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Cattaraugus County Health Department Thursday. That brings the pandemic total in the county to 19,872...
Cattaraugus County, News
May 05, 2022
The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There are currently 285 active cases. Twenty-seven of the new cas...
Cattaraugus County, News
Apr 26, 2022
COVID-19 cases have bottomed out and are clearly on an upward trajectory again in Cattaraugus County. The health department reported 101 new cases fro...
News
Apr 14, 2022
OLEAN — The low numbers of new COVID-19 cases are a good sign, but they can be misleading, Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watk...
News
Apr 12, 2022
The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 30 positive COVID-19 tests from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There were 10 positive cases on Saturda...
Cattaraugus County, News
Mar 08, 2022
Forty-eight more Cattaraugus County residents were diagnosed with COVID-19 since Friday, the health department reported Monday. There were 34 new case...
Cattaraugus County, News
Mar 02, 2022
Cattaraugus County reported 24 new county residents had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The new cases pushed the 2022 toll so far to 5,899 ca...
Cattaraugus County, News
Feb 23, 2022
The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 54 new positive COVID-19 test results from Monday and Tuesday. There were 19 new cases diagnosed on ...
Cattaraugus County, News
Feb 12, 2022
Cattaraugus County’s COVID-19 cases continued on a downward track Friday with 43 new positive tests. The county’s positivity has dropped to below 10% ...
Cattaraugus County, News
Feb 01, 2022
OLEAN — Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watkins is hopeful that recent indications that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus ...
News
Jan 25, 2022
OLEAN — Cattaraugus County health officials are hopeful that recent decline in COVID-19 caseloads indicate the omicron surge has plateaued. “I’m hopin...
Cattaraugus County, News
Dec 10, 2021
OLEAN — Two Cattaraugus County residents — men ages 35 and 76, respectively — have died from COVID-19, it was reported Monday. The older man was vacci...
Cattaraugus County, News
Nov 30, 2021
OLEAN — Another Cattaraugus County resident died from COVID-19 on Monday and 87 new cases were reported by the health department. The death of a 68-ye...
Letters To Editor, Opinion
Nov 29, 2021
Over the last several days I have been keeping track of the daily number of individuals who are infected with COVID-19 in Cattaraugus County. From the...
Cattaraugus County, News
Nov 23, 2021
OLEAN — With increasingly high COVID-19 numbers, Cattaraugus County could be headed back to indoor public masking requirements imposed in the early da...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
June 16, 2025
Ruth M. Baillargeon, mother, grandmother, sister BELFAST --- Ruth M. Baillargeon, 82, of Belfast, New York, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at High...
June 16, 2025
Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE === Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...
