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Unemployment rose slightly across region in February
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Apr 01, 2021
Cattaraugus County saw a slight increase in unemployment rate in February, up 0.1 points to 7.7%. The rate in February 2020 was 6.2%, and peaked in 20...
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Handgun waiting period in Pa.?
Mar 24, 2021
Misogyny and racism often are fellow-travelers. So it’s likely that more than coincidence is at play regarding mass murderer Robert Aaron Long, 21, an...
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NY’s positive COVID test rate drops below 3%
News, NY State News, Western New York
Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 25, 2021
ALBANY — New York state’s overall single-day percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 fell to 2.85% on Tuesday, its lowest level since Nov. ...
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Vaccination effort better than it seems
Local Columnists, Nation World
Feb 20, 2021
Vaccine shortages and precious doses wasted. Unnavigable systems for making appointments. A racial and economic divide in distribution. Scary virus mu...
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Another day of single-digit COVID cases in Allegany County
Allegany County News, News, Western New York
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 09, 2021
Allegany County reported only five new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while the statewide positive rate in testing for the virus has been declining. The fi...
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17 COVID cases reported in Allegany County
Allegany County News, Coronavirus, News, ...
BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
Jan 21, 2021
BELMONT — Active cases continued to trend down on Wednesday, while 17 new cases were added to the tally. The new cases brought the total to date to 2,...
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47 new COVID cases in Allegany County, deaths remain at 53
Allegany County News, Local News, News, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 09, 2021
Allegany County health officials reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, while its most recently listed one-day positive testing rate was nearly 14%...
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More than 30,000 New Yorkers have died of COVID
News, NY State News, Western New York
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 02, 2021
ALBANY — More than 30,000 New Yorkers have died in the months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the state passed the milestone this week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
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