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LA CROSSE, Wis. — Olean native Richard C. Trietley Jr. was formally installed earlier this month as the 10th president of Viterbo University in La Cro...

David and Irene Krahe made their home and raised their family as a proud part of the Olean community at 123 S. 9th St. The Krahe family will celebrate...

In a good fall, the color explosions nurture something in our souls in these Enchanted Mountains, as Chamber and tourism promoters dubbed our area bac...

Most people look to spring to renew their spirits. New birth surrounds us in nature and just the promise on rays of an ever-warming sun can bring hope...

I hope this doesn’t seem a morbid topic, but I have had to say goodbye to some friends in recent months. Also, it is a time of year that marks birthda...

A friend’s Facebook post this week from somewhere in Florida launched me on another sentimental journey. She and her husband were pictured on a deck w...

My heart is broken. In the past week, three people I’ve loved have passed on. About two weeks ago, our family experienced a loss of a cousin, so that’...

“The three Cs in life: choice, chance, change. You must make the choice to take the chance if you want anything in life to change.” This quote by an u...

It felt a little like 1981 all over again. Circumstances are different, but the surprise, gratitude and mystery are the same. Here’s what happened tha...

OK, I confess. I like to get holiday lights up in the living room early. Like right after Halloween. I like the glow when I’m watching Hallmark movies...

(Note: For Halloween, I wanted to share a special version of one of my most published, special stories with the readers who follow me now that I’m hom...

When I think of my little girl, Michele, though she is in heaven now, I picture her planning birthday parties for everyone she knows. This week it wou...

It’s funny how a few bars of a familiar song can put you in a mood. I think this can go both ways. Sometimes hearing a familiar tune from the past can...

I remember the excitement I felt as a kid when the family made plans to go somewhere. We were quite impoverished when we lived in Rock City, so I don’...