Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, Local News, ...
Apr 20, 2020
OLEAN — How are front-line nurses at Olean General Hospital confronting the coronavirus threat? At least three COVD-19 positive patients have been or ...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, ...
Apr 15, 2020
As the need for more medical workers in New York state grows due to the coronavirus, Alfred State College Nursing Department faculty members are stepp...
Featured
Mar 20, 2020
New York state joined California on Friday in ordering nearly all residents to stay home, as governors watched with growing alarm as southern Europe b...
Allegany County News, Business
Feb 21, 2020
WELLSVILLE — In conjunction with the 200th birthdays of Florence Nightingale and Susan B. Anthony and the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, whi...
Lifestyle, Local News
Dec 28, 2019
OLEAN — Sharon Stalker, a registered nurse, received Olean General Hospital’s December Star Award. Stalker started working at Olean General in 2008 as...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Sep 21, 2019
Something is growing alongside my garage. It is a cross between Timothy grass that farmers grow and a wild grass you might find in a swamp or natural ...
News, Olean
Aug 10, 2019
OLEAN — Paula J. Snyder of Olean has been named executive director at the Cattaraugus County Campus of Jamestown Community College. Snyder has served ...
Jobs
May 23, 2019
Being a nurse is not an easy career choice—nurses typically face a host of pressures and challenges throughout their professional lives that the avera...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
May 07, 2019
A state senator in Washington state, Maureen Walsh, was recently quoted as saying ”nurses in smaller hospitals probably play cards for a considerable ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 04, 2019
OLEAN — Tim Finan, president and CEO of Upper Allegheny Health System, addressed several issues surrounding Olean General Hospital at Wednesday’s “Rep...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 07, 2019
OLEAN — Olean General Hospital nurses say their understaffing has reached crisis levels, while hospital officials deny such a crisis exists and say th...
Jobs
Nov 30, 2018
Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing fields right now—and nursing is at the heart of this growth. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Health
Sep 19, 2018
Research shows certain risk factors can increase the chances of developing cancer. Some of these factors, such as tobacco use, can be controlled. Othe...
Health
Jul 30, 2018
In February, I had open heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and have a bypass. It’s an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I’d had a series of te...
Jobs
Jun 22, 2018
Sometimes we get so focused on our current jobs that we forget to focus on “the big professional picture,” which includes our entire career arc—from s...
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
May 08, 2018
Norma Jean Ann Nenno Higley, of Allegany, slipped peacefully away just after midnight on Jan. 27.
Her treasures in life were family, friends, church ...
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Apr 25, 2018
BELMONT — The Allegany County Legislature during Monday’s session authorized creation of a full-time registered professional nurse position in the Dep...
Health
Mar 23, 2018
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine Thompson Health encourages national board certification for all its nurses and this year celebrated Certified Nurses Day™ on...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
June 16, 2025
Ruth M. Baillargeon, mother, grandmother, sister BELFAST --- Ruth M. Baillargeon, 82, of Belfast, New York, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at High...
June 16, 2025
Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE === Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
Commentary, Opinion
June 16, 2025
Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...
