Articles, Commentary, Local Columnists
May 30, 2025
Remember sitting outside under a tree on a hot summer day, listening to the chirping of the bugs and songs of the birds while a light breeze ruffled t...
Articles, Commentary, Local Columnists
May 28, 2025
I have always been something of a planner. That’s good, right? If you can map out a strategy or set up some steps to achieve a goal, it can’t hurt. Th...
Entertainment, Local Columnists, Local News
Apr 30, 2025
Hollywood loves stories about unlikely heroes seemingly out of their element who step up and use their unique set of skills to save the day. Luke Skyw...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 17, 2025
Writers always hope for readers and for columnists, that hope is someone will identify with what they offer. This is known as “the universal element,”...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 11, 2025
Step outside — in person if you can, or in your mind. You’ll be delighted by a spring symphony of bluebirds and finches, robins, redwings, peepers and...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Apr 02, 2025
Sometimes there’s just no explaining Albany. That’s really been true over the past six years of New York state government under one-party control. Tak...
Entertainment, Local Columnists, Local News
Feb 06, 2025
If you’re like me, you have your smartphone on you all the time. I actually need it for work, but the amount of time I spend scrolling through social ...
Entertainment, Local Columnists, Local News
Jan 30, 2025
I hate to give Mel Gibson any praise or a compliment of any kind these days, but the guy knows how to direct a movie. As displayed in the trailer for ...
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Dec 18, 2024
In the next few days, town and county tax bills will be arriving in the mail to property owners in New York state. Payments accepted in the month of J...
Local News, News
June 14, 2025
OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
Obituaries
June 14, 2025
Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
