News
May 04, 2021
ALBANY — Nursing homes in New York will have to provide a minimum level of staffing under a new bill that the Democratic-led Legislature planned to pa...
Health
Mar 02, 2021
Nurses have long been unsung heroes of the medical community. But that tide began to turn in 2020 as the world confronted the COVID-19 pandemic and re...
Allegany County News, Business, Local News, ...
Jan 14, 2021
WELLSVILLE — Donna Bliven, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services, planned to retire when she reached her 44th anniversary ...
News, NY State News
Dec 14, 2020
ALBANY — Even as the first New Yorkers received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine doses Monday, the governor warned that the state still faces serious consequ...
Local Columnists
Dec 05, 2020
It is seldom the challenges that decimate me. In fact, when some space separates me from hard times or a difficult trial, I can often see how I grew w...
Columnists, Local Sports, Olean, ...
Nov 18, 2020
When COVID-19 began spreading across the United States last spring and raged on in hotspots such as New York City, Ali Rinfrette felt she needed to do...
Leters to the Editor
Oct 21, 2020
I would just like to say a huge thank you to all the Cattaraugus County nurses and workers for all their kindness and caring during my recent experien...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
Oct 07, 2020
I am a registered nurse in Cattaraugus County and a former infection-control nurse, and have been in the profession for 10 years. I contracted COVID-1...
Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, Local News, ...
Jun 18, 2020
OLEAN — The number of Cattaraugus County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 remained steady at 82 on Wednesday as testing continued to in...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Jun 04, 2020
OLEAN — No new positive COVID-19 tests were reported for Cattaraugus County residents on Thursday. The total number of positive tests remained at 71 f...
Allegany County News, Coronavirus, News
May 14, 2020
ALFRED — While many people continue to help flatten the curve by staying home during the current pandemic, countless nurses such as Cheryl and Katlyn ...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
May 11, 2020
OLEAN — Nursing students at Jamestown Community College’s Cattaraugus County Campus are getting inside information about patient care during the coron...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
May 08, 2020
Americans can’t seem to agree about much these days, but one thing crosses all political persuasions: gratitude for our health care professionals, esp...
Leters to the Editor
May 05, 2020
With National Nurses Week celebrated May 6-12 this year, there is no better time to honor and thank those nurses on the front lines protecting our hea...
Coronavirus, Local News, News
May 02, 2020
BRADFORD, Pa. — The long-awaited return to some modicum of normalcy will begin next week for the northwest and northcentral parts of Pennsylvania. Dur...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
May 02, 2020
The coronavirus has killed nearly 64,000 Americans and infected nearly a million others, but Jamestown Community College nursing students remain commi...
Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, Local News, ...
Apr 25, 2020
OLEAN — When an individual becomes seriously ill and needs the care of a nurse, some families are now turning to HomeCare & Hospice to avoid hospitali...
Coronavirus, Local News, News
Apr 24, 2020
When Olean nurse Kristin Simon arrived at a hospital in the New York City borough of Queens a week and a half ago, she was shocked by what she saw. Si...
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...
