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    Giglio: Change DEC regs to help alleviate flooding
    Allegany County News, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Giglio: Change DEC regs to help alleviate flooding
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Aug 25, 2024
    Assemblyman Joseph Giglio wants the governor to permanently change the state Department of Environmental Conservation permit process to allow local hi...
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    Floating down the Susquehanna River
    Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Floating down the Susquehanna River
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    Jun 01, 2024
    The annual Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association meeting was held this year at Wilkes Barre, Pa. One of Friday’s activities presented members the o...
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    Top spots for fall colors in Lakes Country
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    Top spots for fall colors in Lakes Country
    Sep 15, 2022
    Lakes Country is beautiful at all time so the year, but the changing colors of leaves in autumn make for a particularly unique and spectacular show. H...
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    ‘Privatization of the commons’ pits anglers against moguls
    Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
    ‘Privatization of the commons’ pits anglers against moguls
    GENE LYONS 
    Sep 11, 2022
    When the going gets tough, the clever go fishing. Few pastimes connect a person to the natural world like standing in a free-flowing stream casting fo...
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    Learn about then hike along the Genesee River with Pfeiffer Nature Center
    Allegany County News, News
    Learn about then hike along the Genesee River with Pfeiffer Nature Center
    CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald 
    Jun 13, 2022
    PORTVILLE — If you’ve ever wondered how Letchworth Park came about, with its deep canyons and gorgeous waterfalls, or how glaciers are still impacting...
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    EPA to test, measure longtime Buffalo River cleanup efforts
    News, Western New York
    EPA to test, measure longtime Buffalo River cleanup efforts
    Dec 26, 2021
    BUFFALO (AP) — The lengthy effort to clean up the Buffalo River could pay off in the next few years. The Buffalo News reported Sunday that the federal...
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    Paddling down the Allegheny on Community Kayak Day
    Cattaraugus County, News
    Paddling down the Allegheny on Community Kayak Day
    DEB EVERTS Special to Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 24, 2021
    SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District hosted Salamanca Community Kayaking Day Saturday where people had the opportunity to learn abou...
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    Ideas ramble for Genesee River
    Allegany County News, News, Western New York
    Ideas ramble for Genesee River
    KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald 
    Jul 23, 2021
    WELLSVILLE — Allegany County’s river towns all have the same concern about the Genesee River, but some are coming up with creative and innovative idea...
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    Crews build causeway in river to access contamination sediment
    News
    Crews build causeway in river to access contamination sediment
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Jul 14, 2021
    OLEAN — A crew from a Long Island company is building a temporary causeway in the Allegheny River off South 7th Street preparing for a cleanup of oil-...
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    State & Union: Robert Hoops — American patriot, Olean founder
    News
    State & Union: Robert Hoops — American patriot, Olean founder
    May 22, 2021
    Today’s edition of State & Union is courtesy of Michiko McElfresh of the Olean Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Read on: A town in...
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    Genesee River Wilds signs mark the way
    Allegany County News, News, Western New York
    Genesee River Wilds signs mark the way
    KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald 
    May 22, 2021
    WELLSVILLE — Before there were highways, people found their way into the wilderness by following the rivers. The Genesee River was one of the main tho...
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    Reflecting on warmth during the winter cold
    Outdoors
    Reflecting on warmth during the winter cold
    WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
    Feb 27, 2021
    The wind gave a howl and deposited a big clump of snow dead center down my neck from the overhanging maple limb above me. I cringed and shuddered, bel...
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    A river runs through it
    Allegany County News, Local News, News, ...
    A river runs through it
    KATHRYN ROSS Olean Times Herald 
    Jan 11, 2021
    WELLSVILLE — From the town of Willing to the town of Hume, the course plotted today for the Genesee River will impact the lives of our children’s chil...
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    Scenes from a float down the Pemigewasset
    Outdoors
    Scenes from a float down the Pemigewasset
    WADE ROBERTSON, Special to the Times Herald 
    Aug 08, 2020
    The Pemigewasset River is born in a small lake high in Franconia Notch, N.H., literally in the front yard of the famous Cannon Ski Resort in the heart...
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    A test of canoeing, fishing skills on the Wood River
    Outdoors, Sports
    A test of canoeing, fishing skills on the Wood River
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to Olean Times Herald 
    Jun 20, 2020
    While on my recent getaway to Rhode Island, my grandson Nate’s church group had planned a father-son float trip. Seth, my son-in-law, was exceptionall...
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    Unseen work to make Olean a better place
    Commentary, Local Columnists
    Unseen work to make Olean a better place
    PATRICK VECCHIO, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    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...
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    Portville church to host pork dinner
    Lifestyle
    Portville church to host pork dinner
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Jan 07, 2020
    PORTVILLE — River’s Edge United Methodist Church, 10 N. Main St., will host a pork dinner 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 18. Dinners are $9 ($5 for children under a...
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    Olean police, firefighters, volunteers search creek, river for ice victim; report unfounded
    Editorial, Editorial, Here And Now, ...
    Olean police, firefighters, volunteers search creek, river for ice victim; report unfounded
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Feb 19, 2019
    OLEAN — A 911 call to Olean Police that someone had fallen through ice on Olean Creek near Bradner Stadium about 8 a.m. Tuesday sparked a search that ...
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    Allegany kayaker rescued from river by Technical Rescue Team
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Allegany kayaker rescued from river by Technical Rescue Team
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 22, 2018
    ALLEGANY — A kayaker thrown into the Allegheny River when her kayak hit a log caught up on a pier under the Interstate 86 twin bridges was plucked fro...
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    Allegany kayaker rescued from river by Technical Rescue Team
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Allegany kayaker rescued from river by Technical Rescue Team
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Sep 21, 2018
    ALLEGANY — A kayaker thrown into the Allegheny River when her kayak hit a log caught up on a pier under the Interstate 86 twin bridges was plucked fro...
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    Olean drops first game at Bradner, falls 12-3 to Genesee
    Connor Jackson 
    June 16, 2025
    Olean had the weather cooperate Monday to be able play their first game at Bradner Stadium. However, the Oilers got pounded 12-3 by the Genesee Rapids...
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    Seven teams win in Monday OWSL action
    Local Sports, Sports
    Seven teams win in Monday OWSL action
    June 16, 2025
    Randy's Up The River, Bamboo Strategy and Smethport VFW all pick up convincing wins in Monday's action of the Olean Women's Softball League. Randy's U...
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    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    Crime, News
    Police reports 6/17/25: West Valley woman charged with welfare fraud
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — A West Valley woman faces felony welfare fraud charges following an investigation, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported. Nicole L....
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    More rain expected this week
    Local News, News
    More rain expected this week
    By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 16, 2025
    More rain is on the way for the Olean area in the coming week, though the National Weather Service predicts a lower chance for severe weather than the...
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    Local News, News
    Library board to meet Wednesday
    June 16, 2025
    OLEAN — The regular monthly meeting of the Olean Public Library Board of Trustees will be held  Wednesday, June 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the library's Conf...
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    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    Local News, News
    Pitt-Bradford Baja Racing Club makes trip to Arizona race
    June 16, 2025
    BRADFORD, Pa. — To understand the engineering challenges they had set before them, members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Baja Racing C...
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