Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Feb 08, 2018
OLEAN — Cases of influenza continue to rise in Cattaraugus County and across New York State. And they haven’t peaked yet, according to Public Health D...
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Feb 04, 2018
OLEAN — The Olean Police Department feels a dent has been made in the city’s heroin problem — officers say the opioid is less available on the street ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 24, 2017
The Cattaraugus County Health Department has finished its 2017 inspections of most school cafeterias across the county, and while some schools passed ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 24, 2017
ST. BONAVENTURE — Health inspectors uncovered a total of eight violations — seven critical — during their last visit to St. Bonaventure University's H...
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Oct 21, 2017
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Heroin-Opioid Task Force held its final meeting of the year Friday by reviewing both encouraging and concerning pieces ...
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Sep 08, 2017
OLEAN — Despite national results showing varying effectiveness of most flu vaccines for different age groups, Cattaraugus County Public Health Directo...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Sep 07, 2017
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Board of Health could vote as early as next month on a change to the county’s sanitary code that would require most res...
Local News, News
Aug 11, 2017
New York state is making it easier for addicts and their loved ones to buy the antidote for opioid overdoses. As of Wednesday at pharmacies across the...
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Jul 06, 2017
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County Board of Health voted Wednesday to urge the county lawmakers to file a lawsuit against pharmacy companies potentially r...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jun 08, 2017
OLEAN — The number of suspected heroin/opiate deaths in Cattaraugus County reached in the first week of June has already surpassed the number of death...
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Jun 08, 2017
OLEAN — Karen Materna’s son would have been 30 years old June 14. Instead of planning for his birthday, she’s planning his funeral. “I can’t make a ca...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jun 08, 2017
OLEAN — Citing rising numbers of deer ticks infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin W...
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May 12, 2017
OLEAN — Cattaraugus County last year had the unenviable distinction of having the most cases of gonorrhea of any county in Western New York. There wer...
Local News, News
May 07, 2017
Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkins and Director of Environmental Health Eric Wohlers congratulate the town of Hinsdale for winning the 2017 Catt...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 04, 2017
OLEAN — A proposal before the Cattaraugus County Board of Health on Wednesday to recommend county lawmakers ban smoking in cars with children and fine...
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Apr 18, 2017
Area officials waging war on the heroin and opioid epidemic lauded the state Legislature for including $200 million in the 2017-18 budget to set up mo...
Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, News
Apr 15, 2017
OLEAN — El Mariachi reopened Friday after voluntarily closing for a week to fix violations discovered by a Cattaraugus County Health Department inspec...
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Apr 14, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — Lawmakers approved funding for the Cattaraugus County Health Department’s mosquito surveillance and control program Wednesday. The Cat...
June 17, 2025
William 'Spike' Frank Preston SMETHPORT, Pa. --- William “Spike” Frank Preston, 78, of Smethport, peacefully passed away on Sunday (June 15, 2025), wi...
Obituaries
June 17, 2025
Donald L. Thierman Sr. OLEAN — Donald L. Thierman Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born Aug. 14, 1938, in...
Local News, News
June 17, 2025
WELLSVILLE — Nearly 300 people weren't deterred by huge trucks and damp weather for Wellsville's No Kings demonstration on Saturday. The advertised ev...
Commentary, Opinion
June 17, 2025
Earlier this year, I read someone’s post online that said whenever she felt tempted to complain about everything that’s wrong with the world, instead,...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, Press Releases
June 17, 2025
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Public Library will kick off its Summer Reading Program, “Color Our World,” with a mini carnival Saturday, June 28 from 11 a...
