News
Dec 21, 2022
OLEAN — Olean High School students Lily Schena and Rose Scordo found themselves in a familiar situation Dec. 13 as 11 months ago when they were named ...
News
Dec 05, 2022
Word has been received that poet and long-time Hinsdale resident Thomas Krampf died Nov. 16 in La Rochelle, France. Krampf is remembered by friends an...
Local News, News
Oct 29, 2020
The city owes much to the numerous volunteers — members of the community — who help to weed and clean up Olean’s many garden spaces. The City of Olean...
Allegany County News, Lifestyle
Oct 29, 2020
ALFRED — Natalie Burns, a graphic and media design major from Wellsville, treated attendees to a work of visual poetry, “Kawaakari,” during a virtual ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Oct 29, 2020
JAMESTOWN — Emilia Brotka of Ischua won second place with her poem, “Yellow Rain Boots,” out of nearly 40 works submitted to Jamestown Community Colle...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Oct 10, 2020
OLEAN — The Friends of the Olean Public Library are sponsoring a poetry contest for high school students in area schools to promote creativity. All st...
Allegany County News, Local News
Apr 21, 2020
ALFRED — Even in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Alfred State Pioneers are still finding ways to come together virtually to connect, bo...
Local News, News
Feb 14, 2020
While the origins of Valentine’s Day can be traced back to ancient Rome, we looked back a little less far in history to see what gifts folks were gett...
Lifestyle
Dec 19, 2019
The older I get, the more I approach Christmas and the New Year by reflecting on the precious gift of time God has given us. When I think about this g...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 21, 2018
OLEAN — Reading lines like “What happens when you die?” from Jean Valentine’s “Sanctuary” and “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair” from Percy By...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 23, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE — For breathing new life into a classic old tale, Heather Lynn Harris has won the silver medal for preschool picture books in the 2018...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Jan 21, 2018
The big news in the Olean Times Herald on Jan. 21, 1963 — 55 years ago today — was the new Market Basket Plaza on East State Street was poised to open...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 15, 2017
OLEAN — One by one, students took the Olean High School auditorium stage, approached the mic and stepped under the spotlight. For some, the Thursday a...
Local News, News
Apr 12, 2017
The centerpiece of a new exhibition of photography and writings by Olean native Robert Lax at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is a full-length...
Local News, News
Dec 18, 2016
OLEAN — Every year, the Friends of the Olean Public Library sponsor a poetry contest for area high school students. This year, students from Olean Hig...
News
Dec 15, 2016
OLEAN — Amy Leskow never knows which student will shine at Olean High School’s annual Poetry Out Loud competition. Every year, the English teacher fin...
Local News, News
Dec 12, 2016
ST. BONAVENTURE — Dr. Donika Kelly, assistant professor of English at St. Bonaventure University, was named to the 2016 National Book Award longlist f...
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...
