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Merwin Geise was born in 1896 in the Haskell area. Growing up on King Street in Olean, he couldn’t have had any notion that, as a young man, he would ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Five years ago, the Cattaraugus County Legislature was ready to approve the demolition of the former County Museum and Board of Electi...

From the best —and worst — of news from the Western Front to cracking down on mad dogs, from a slog in the mud for Olean-Bradford football to helping ...

BELMONT — Like so many Americans throughout our nation in November, the citizens of Belmont will pay special tribute to U.S. veterans. At 6:30 p.m. We...

ANGELICA — Hill-Warner American Legion Post 414 will hold a Veterans Day memorial service at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the veterans’ monument in the Angelica...

From angels of mercy in the midst of pandemic to local news from the battle for Europe, from no “Big Dance” chance for Bona to a too-close-to-call rac...

Tom Capra had always wanted to try skydiving, so last month he finally got around to it as a sort of birthday present to himself. His 88th birthday. T...

BRADFORD, Pa. — As Honor Flight participant Bill Hurrle walked down a hallway in Bradford Area High School Friday, he held his head even higher when o...

OSWAYO, Pa. — Cold, rainy weather didn’t prevent a number of wounded warriors from making the trek to the rural LEEK Hunting & Mountain Preserve Wedne...

...He talk’d of death, and said he did not fear it. I said, “Why, Oscar, don’t you think you will get well?” He said, “I may, but it is not probable.”...

SPRINGVILLE — Leaders from a group dedicated to preserving a Civil War memorial building in Cattaraugus County will be the guest speakers at a present...

Growing up, Karen Zale of Franklinville didn’t fully understand the horrors her father endured during World War II until later in his life. Having lea...

ELDRED, Pa. — A survivor of the Holocaust will be in Eldred on Sunday. The World War II Museum in Eldred will be commemorating the 100th anniversary o...

OLEAN — It was Memorial Day 1953 when the long-anticipated archway to the Veterans Field of Honor at Mount View Cemetery was dedicated. Now, the archw...

From Olean closing down due to a global pandemic to Senecas working the rails for the war effort, from removing hundreds of dead elm trees to a spike ...

The autumn sun eased over the far ridge and spread a golden light over the treetops. Its bright beams, filtered through the cool, moist air, lit up th...

From marching to fund the fighting to raising even more for the next, from promoting Route 219 to a new approach to young learning, here’s a look back...

JAMESTOWN — Route 394 in the Chautauqua County town of Ellicott, near Jamestown, will be renamed Sgt. James C. Matteson Memorial Highway in honor of a...