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    The Hunt Begins
    Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    The Hunt Begins
    WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 31, 2024
    It is with profound disapproval that I’ve listened to several individuals predicting a severe, nasty, snowy winter. The sad part of that is the signs ...
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    State & Union: Cloudy skies possible but not likely locally for eclipse
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, ...
    State & Union: Cloudy skies possible but not likely locally for eclipse
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 06, 2024
    Of the millions hoping to witness Monday’s total solar eclipse, many may see darkened skies not from the moon but from clouds thanks to storms moving ...
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    Glasses and projectors cost-effective ways to observe eclipse
    Local News, News
    Glasses and projectors cost-effective ways to observe eclipse
    BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
    Apr 04, 2024
    When preparing to observe the total solar eclipse on Monday, viewers need to protect their eyes from damage. Specially-made glasses and filters for te...
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    Allegany State Park to join network of eclipse sites statewide
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
    Allegany State Park to join network of eclipse sites statewide
    BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
    Mar 08, 2024
    SALAMANCA — State officials confirmed that Allegany State Park will serve as one the host sites across the state for eclipse-related activities on Apr...
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    Lost stuff easier to find with less clutter
    Commentary, Nation World
    Lost stuff easier to find with less clutter
    DEB WUETHRICH 
    Feb 21, 2024
    Have you ever lost or misplaced something? Like looking for your glasses only to find them atop your head? I’ve done this with sunglasses. It’s a litt...
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    Scopes and long-distance shooting
    Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Scopes and long-distance shooting
    WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
    Feb 17, 2024
    Today, many companies manufacture ballistic compensating scopes. The usual setup involves the standard crosshair with 4 smaller crosshairs below it. A...
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    Solar eclipse 2024 expected to draw travelers to ‘totality’ states
    News, NY State News
    Solar eclipse 2024 expected to draw travelers to ‘totality’ states
    DEB KINER pennlive.com (TNS) 
    Dec 27, 2023
    With next year’s total solar eclipse, up to 4 million people are expected to travel to get the best experience. According to New Mexico-based Great Am...
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    The ‘ah-ha!’ moment of a new birder
    Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, News
    The ‘ah-ha!’ moment of a new birder
    JEFFREY REED 
    Nov 18, 2023
    Storm clouds over the Oklahoma prairie. If people ask me when I got started in birding, I first explain that I distinguish between watching birds at a...
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    Lessons on muzzle loading
    Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Lessons on muzzle loading
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    Oct 28, 2023
    Muzzleloader was just days off. I stuck a target on the backstop and walked back to the bench. Let’s see, pull out a primer, place it in the breech, s...
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    Shooting at 700 yards to hunt
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Shooting at 700 yards to hunt
    WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 09, 2023
    Hunting in our area is generally conducted at shorter ranges. Hunting from a 20-foot tree stand over a 10-year period I averaged the range at which I’...
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    Proposed Farmersville law to defend town officials has ‘bad optics’
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Proposed Farmersville law to defend town officials has ‘bad optics’
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Jan 16, 2019
    FARMERSVILLE — Everyone agreed: The optics were not good for a local law to provide a defense for Farmersville town officials and employees, at a time...
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    Flushing contact lenses? You’re contributing to microplastic pollution, researchers say
    Lifestyle
    Flushing contact lenses? You’re contributing to microplastic pollution, researchers say
    Frank Kummer, Philly.com 
    Aug 21, 2018
    (TNS) Ever take out your contact lenses and drop them down the sink? Those tiny lenses are contributing to a much larger plastics problem, say researc...
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    Local & Social
    Latest news for you
    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    Crime, News
    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
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    More rain expected this week
    Local News, News
    More rain expected this week
    By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 16, 2025
    More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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    Local News, News
    Library board to meet Wednesday
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held  Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    Local News, News
    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    June 16, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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    McKean County townships grapple with proposed wind project
    Local News, News
    McKean County townships grapple with proposed wind project
    By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    June 16, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
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    David W. Leaskey
    Julie Keim 
    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. ...
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