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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...

Sixteen men of Company I, 108th Infantry Regiment, gave their lives in action during the course of the First World War. Of those, 10 came in one day. ...

WELLSVILLE — The first of many crowds gathered Monday evening to witness the opening of the third annual Allegany County History Awareness Week. The D...

WELLSVILLE — Allegany County will spend the next week looking back on those who struggled through the World Wars at home and abroad this week. The foc...

From the ultimate sacrifice by a local man to taking off school to help bring in the potato harvest, from Griffis Sculpture Park getting ready for vis...

ANGELICA — Now in its 15th year, the Civil War Weekend in Angelica will come marching home on Friday. The Allegheny Highlands Council of the Boy Scout...

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — Three people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center in northeast Maryland, officials said. ...

From collecting a “melting pot” for the Red Cross to a large crowd for “This is the Army,” from the loss of an Olean landmark to a sweet win for Salam...

Last weekend we wrote about David L. Smith, a Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor winner who lived out his years after the war in Olean. This past we...

The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is asking the community for photos of families, children, teenagers and seniors enjoying the Woodland in th...

PORTVILLE — Like many from the class of 2018, Brandon Morrow is off to college now. But he carries something with him he learned in his hometown: the ...

OLEAN — Like many Americans Tuesday, the Olean community gathered for another year to pay homage to those who lost their lives during terrorist attack...

OLEAN — Steve E. McCord, director of Cattaraugus County Veterans Services, will be available to discuss Veterans Affairs benefit laws, healthcare syst...

From help for farmers at the harvest to a role for the city hall bell in the war effort, from “private eyes” on Olean’s downtown to number 38 for unbe...

In Saturday’s edition we related the story of Civil War veteran David L. Smith, a Medal of Honor winner who lived the remainder of his life as a respe...

ALLEGANY — There’s a battle raging in Allegany this weekend — between the Union and Confederate armies. Dozens of people were witness to a the Battle ...

OLEAN — Ceremonies in Olean and St. Bonaventure will mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on Tuesday. The Olean American Legion, along...

With a Civil War reenacting event going on today and Sunday at the Allegany American Legion Charles Harbel Post 892, we take a look back at a Union so...