High School, Sports
Oct 20, 2022
OLEAN — Olean Middle School pool has a new diving record, courtesy of Fredonia’s Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer. Pucci-Schaefer won the CCAA Diving Champion...
High School, Soccer, Sports
Oct 04, 2022
FILLMORE — Last Thursday, Mitch Ward broke the Fillmore boys soccer record for career goals. Four nights later, the former Big 30 Player of the Year —...
High School, Sports
Jan 31, 2022
AVOCA — Three wrestlers from Bolivar-Richburg won their weight class at the Walt Peterson Invitational tournament on Saturday. Gary McDowell (102 poun...
Football, Sports
Jan 27, 2022
PITTSBURGH — No more comebacks for Ben Roethlisberger. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback announced his retirement on Thursday, saying it wa...
Big 30, High School, Sports
Nov 01, 2021
CHEEKTOWAGA — The Olean High girls swimming and diving team set four pool records (two relays and two individual events) at Maryvale High School and e...
College Sports, High School, Sports
Oct 15, 2021
ALLEGANY — Alexis Trietley won two individual events, including a 50 free a pool record time, to guide the Huskies to a dominant team win over Allegan...
Big 30, High School, Sports
May 28, 2021
FALCONER — More than 200 points better than her school’s previous best score, sophomore Angelina Napoleon broke a school record while winning the CCAA...
Local News, News
Apr 08, 2021
With the the weather so nice, spring is decidedly here — and so are spring cleaning projects out in the yard. With that in mind, Mayor Bill Aiello ann...
Local News, News
Feb 13, 2021
SMETHPORT, Pa. — At 2:51 on the morning of Feb. 12, 1940, every electric clock in the McKean County Courthouse stopped due to a silently advancing fir...
Columnists, Football, Local Sports, ...
Feb 06, 2021
OK, so it’s the day before Super Bowl XLV when the Chiefs and Buccaneers meet at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. And, as has been my wont for the last ...
Buffalo Bills, Football
Jan 08, 2021
ORCHARD PARK — The playing status of the Bills' two top receivers, Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley, is uncertain for Buffalo's wild-card playoff game ag...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Sports
Jan 07, 2021
ORCHARD PARK — The Bills have such a wealth of depth at receiver, Stefon Diggs found himself playing the role of traffic controller for quarterback Jo...
Buffalo Bills, Football
Dec 30, 2020
ORCHARD PARK — Receiver Stefon Diggs isn’t altogether content with how he and quarterback Josh Allen have teamed up to rewrite several pages of the Bu...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
Dec 27, 2020
ORCHARD PARK — Brian Daboll should immediately remove Bills receivers Cole Beasley and Stefon Diggs from his list of potential references if Buffalo’s...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
Dec 20, 2020
Notes and quotes from the Bills’ 48-19 AFC East-clinching victory over the Broncos Saturday afternoon at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High: — Buffal...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Nov 10, 2020
OLEAN — After flirting with record highs all weekend, the Olean area finally set a new high mark on Monday. Monday's daytime high of 74 eclipsed the p...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Oct 29, 2020
ALLEGANY — Alexis Trietley set two pool records as the Olean girls swimming and diving team beat Allegany-Limestone, 121-65, on Wednesday. Trietley wo...
Big 30, High School, Local Sports, ...
Oct 26, 2020
JAMESTOWN — It was viewed as a heavyweight bout between two of the top small school cross country teams — and individual runners — in Section 6. Indee...
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...
