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There are seven Cattaraugus County towns with supervisor races on Nov. 7 — including a three-way race in Hinsdale. Mary Ann Powley, who currently serv...

LITTLE VALLEY — Draft copies of the Cattaraugus County Countywide Trail System Plan are available for comment online. A link to the 195-page report by...

Olean Police • Sunday, 1:18 a.m., Caylie E. Layfield, 28, 5371 Dutch Hill Road, Ischua, was charged on a City of Olean bench warrant after police repo...

Olean Police • Saturday, 2 p.m., no injuries were reported in a one-vehicle accident. According to police, Bernard T. Lyaski, 84, of Olean, was backin...

BRADFORD — A Bradford man was arrested on allegations that he tried to rob the Choice store in Bradford at knifepoint on Saturday. Bradford City Polic...

Olean Police • Wednesday, 5:24 p.m. , a two-car accident was reported at Main and Genesee Streets. Vivian A. Macomber, 60, of Hinsdale and Daron E. Ba...

Olean Police • Thursday, 9:50 a.m. , Terry E. Sorenson, 40, of Port Allegeny, Pa., was arrested on a bench warrant stemming from charges of petit larc...

Olean Police •Sunday, 7:11 p.m., David F. Rakus, 49, of 120 E. Oak St., Olean, was charged with assault, a class A misdemeanor •Sunday, 2:15 a.m., Kim...

ALLEGANY — Over the past seven months, two young Vietnamese Sisters have been cared for and taught English by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany — and...

This past Sunday’s edition included the front-page feature “A Story of Friendship for the Ages,” about the 70-year friendship between Olean’s Dortha “...

In Saturday’s edition, we wrote that the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled its newest Santa Claus Lane ornament, a depiction of the form...

We’ve written about Hinsdale recently, in part because of the interest generated by a visit from newspaper publisher Jim Slonoff from Hinsdale, Ill., ...

Olean Police • Thursday, 10:38 p.m., Kirt D. Nice, 47, of Olean, was charged with trespassing, a violation. He is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a....

LITTLE VALLEY — Flood aid for damages suffered by Cattaraugus County and 13 municipalities in July 2015 would pay for about one-quarter of the estimat...

Olean Police •Sunday, 10:48 a.m., Christine M. George, 37, of 309 S. Third St., was charged with disorderly conduct. •Sunday, 4:18 p.m., Michele N. Ki...

Olean Police •Sunday, 12:49 a.m., Gregory D. Webster, 62, of 22 E. Water St., Friendship, was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated, dr...

New York State Police • CANEADEA — Todd T. Maine, 25, Caneadea, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana following a traffic stop at 6:11 a.m...

In the two dozen school local New York school districts, voters almost invariably passed budget votes, capital projects and other propositions. Only H...