Commentary, Local Columnists
Apr 01, 2020
People walking and wheeling Thursday afternoon on the Allegheny River Valley Trail may have seen a man who wasn’t there for fun. He looked to be a tad...
Local News, News, Olean
Aug 07, 2019
OLEAN — During a presentation titled “The Life and Times of Bob Marley” on Aug. 18 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Patrick Vecchio will discuss the...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Aug 08, 2017
I flew to see family in Florida last month, and to avoid distractions, I didn’t watch or read the news. It wasn’t until I got home that Monday that I ...
Local News, News
May 06, 2017
OLEAN — The Cattaraugus County National Honor Society’s 46th annual recognition dinner Wednesday night was both a time to reflect and look to the futu...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Mar 01, 2017
A Facebook friend and I have been discussing America’s future in light of the tone of our times. It’s easy to predict nothing but gloom. Washington la...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Feb 22, 2017
When I taught introductory newswriting at St. Bonaventure, I would ask students two questions about stories they had written: What’s new here? What’s ...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Feb 14, 2017
Donald Trump tweeted a link Wednesday to an Emerson College survey showing, in his words, “Trump administration seen as more truthful than news media....
Commentary, Local Columnists
Jan 24, 2017
Any U.S. senator who votes to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of education should be jammed into a burn barrel and launched into the Potomac River. D...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Jan 12, 2017
Dollar signs danced through my head after news last week about Megyn Kelly, Congressman Tom Reed and Obamacare. Let’s start with Kelly and her new NBC...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Oct 27, 2016
I went to a wedding reception at the Bartlett Country Club last weekend, and guess who showed up? Donald Trump. Not his groping, grabbing self in the ...
June 16, 2025
Donald L. Thierman, Sr. OLEAN --- Donald L. Thierman, Sr., 86, passed away peacefully Friday (June 13, 2025) at The Pines of Olean. Born August 14, 19...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
CUBA — The village of Cuba hosted the Dairy Days 2025 celebration over the weekend, which featured the Community Yard Sale throughout the area on Satu...
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...
