News
May 20, 2022
The American Pickers are returning to New York with plans to film episodes of the hit History channel series in August. And they’re seeking sites to, ...
Business, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Mar 10, 2022
The last time the price of Penn grade crude oil from the Bradford field was more than $100 a barrel was back in 2008. On Wednesday, the top price of c...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Jul 03, 2020
It’s the height of chicken barbecue season and local churches, fire departments, organizations and farms are all sharing in the tradition of slow-roas...
News, Olean
Mar 19, 2020
The New York State Maple Producers Association has cancelled Maple Weekend due to the Corona virus pandemic. The event was scheduled for Saturday and ...
Local News, News, Olean
Feb 24, 2020
A story on page A-1 of Saturday’s edition regarding a maple syrup producer had a misspelling of Brian Pfister’s name, which is the correct spelling....
Local News, News
Feb 22, 2020
The snow on the ground was crunchy and underlined with ice earlier this week as Brian Phister drove a four-wheeler on his forest property to check on ...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Jan 17, 2020
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is accepting nominations for the New York Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board, with the thre...
Local News, News
Oct 19, 2019
Heating prices this coming winter should — emphasize should — be a bit lower than last year, according to a prediction from the state Public Service C...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Mar 30, 2019
OLEAN — Hang on to your weather hats, because we “have a little bit of everything” coming our way, according to Jon Hitchcock, meteorologist at the Na...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Mar 30, 2019
It truly is the sweetest time of the year in Western and Upstate New York. This weekend is the second of the New York Maple Weekends, which celebrate ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 23, 2019
New York state has its wineries, distilleries, cideries and breweries in a thriving craft beverage industry. Now, the state is offering licenses for m...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 10, 2019
PORTVILLE — Western New York’s Maple Weekends are still a couple of weeks away, but for Sprague’s Maple Farm, every weekend in March is a maple weeken...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Feb 22, 2019
Here we pick again? A producer with the popular History Channel show, “American Pickers” is reaching out because the show is coming back to New York i...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Feb 12, 2019
PORTVILLE — When forecasters called for warming temperatures a few times earlier this year, Sprague’s Maple Farms in Portville chose not to tap maple ...
Cattaraugus County, Here And Now, Local News, ...
Jul 08, 2018
Portville maple producer Randy Sprague likes the New York State Fair’s newest promotion: Maple Day, Aug. 27. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of...
Cattaraugus County, News, Western New York
Jun 15, 2018
ALBANY (AP) — The number of craft beverage manufacturers operating in New York state has now topped 1,000. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that t...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Apr 14, 2018
After a mostly dismal month for local maple syrup production in March, producers are riding out as many days as they can in April. A survey of three C...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Mar 05, 2018
PORTVILLE — Maple syrup production so far this season has been interesting, according to Randy Sprague, owner of Sprague’s Maple Farms. “We started ea...
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...
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...
