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Aug 23, 2022
OLEAN — Youth and senior fall programming in the city will get underway in the next few weeks. The city’s after school program, run by the Department ...
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Jun 12, 2022
OLEAN — Watch out for flying discs when walking through Franchot Park — there’s likely to be youth disc golfers about. Local officials, Twin Tiers Dis...
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Sep 01, 2021
OLEAN — Want a way to beat the heat? Hit the ice. The ice rink at the William O. Smith Recreation Center is open for business, city officials reported...
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Jul 14, 2021
OLEAN — The city of Olean announced upcoming days that the Franchot Park wading pool will be open, weather permitting. The pool will be open noon to 2...
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Jun 21, 2021
OLEAN — A post-COVID youth recreation program is set to start in just over a week. The annual City of Olean six-week youth recreation program will run...
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Jun 03, 2021
Need a bike? There’s dozens up for auction on Saturday. The city of Olean will host its surplus auction at the William O. Smith Recreation Center. The...
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Mar 29, 2021
OLEAN — Easter eggs and treats are in store for hundreds of city children on Saturday. The city Department of Youth and Recreation will host a drive-t...
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Feb 06, 2021
OLEAN — Public ice skating, hockey games and maybe even springtime events are back on the table at the William O. Smith Recreation Center. Following a...
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Jan 20, 2021
OLEAN — For the first time in years, ice skating on Forness Pond has returned. And while the city has no formal policy allowing the public to skate on...
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Nov 03, 2020
OLEAN — Some activities will see expanded hours at the William O. Smith Recreation Center, but many fan favorites still are not allowed. Kris Shewairy...
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Oct 27, 2020
OLEAN — It’s been 30 years since the city of Olean took title to the historic Fannie E. Bartlett House. And while it’s not the celebration officials w...
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Sep 14, 2020
OLEAN — The ice is just about ready, but throngs of ice skaters will be sitting on the bench a while longer. City Youth and Recreation Department work...
Coronavirus, Local News, News
Sep 01, 2020
OLEAN — With every aspect of life complicated by a global pandemic, city officials hope to get more recreation opportunities up and running this fall ...
Coronavirus, Local News, News
Jun 17, 2020
OLEAN — City officials hope to at least get the wading pool in Franchot Park open this summer to help residents cool off. Alderman, during a committee...
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Jun 15, 2020
OLEAN — An abridged summer recreation program for city youth will start next month. After months of nail-biting over reopening timetables and guidelin...
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Dec 09, 2019
OLEAN — Strap on your skates and chill on the ice, Olean. The 12 Ice Skating Days of Christmas, which begins on Dec. 19, has been a smash hit over the...
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Sep 23, 2019
OLEAN — Good reviews are coming in of Lincoln Square, and city officials hope to keep the ball rolling with a fleshed-out marketing offensive. Kicking...
Crime, Local News, News
Jul 23, 2019
OLEAN — Security upgrades were already in the works before unknown vandals burglarized the William O. Smith Recreation Center on July 9. Kris Shewairy...
Crime, News
June 16, 2025
OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
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June 16, 2025
More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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June 16, 2025
OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
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. ...
