Letters To Editor
Jan 12, 2023
I see that the city of squirrels wants to make Jan. 21 Squirrel Day. The city of squirrels should take into consideration that they are killing their ...
News
Jan 09, 2023
OLEAN — It’s almost time to say “thank you” to Olean’s unofficial mascot. Jan. 21 is National Squirrel Appreciation Day, the Greater Olean Area Chambe...
News
Aug 31, 2022
OLEAN — What is a squirrel selfie? The definition of selfie is a “photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or w...
News
Dec 07, 2021
Woodland in the City and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce have created the 15th edition of the Woodland in the City Squirrel Calendar for 20...
News
Oct 21, 2021
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for nutty photo enthusiasts to submit photos for the official 2022 Woodland in the City Calendar. De...
Outdoors, Sports
Oct 15, 2021
Black trees stretched their gnarled limbs toward the barely discernible, dark gray sky as I silently stole into the hickory grove and sat expectantly....
Outdoors
May 22, 2021
When examining a map of the US Northeastern Seaboard, I find it very interesting. One can’t help but notice the cluster of smaller-sized, irregularly ...
Local News, News
Dec 02, 2020
Woodland in the City and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce have created the 14th edition of the Woodland in the City Squirrel Calendar for 20...
Local News, News
Oct 08, 2020
The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is asking the community for photos of families, children, teenagers and seniors enjoying the Woodland in th...
Local News, News, Olean
Aug 11, 2020
OLEAN — A stunning piece of stained glass is the highlight of the Olean Public Library’’s “Olean Together Apart” campaign. The stained glass, featurin...
Local News, News
Jul 07, 2020
A scavenger hunt is a game in which the organizers prepare a list defining specific items, which the participants seek to gather or complete all items...
Local News, News, Western New York
May 09, 2020
Olean’s cute, quirky squirrel statues that have decorated the city landscape for the past 14 years are now described and displayed in the spring editi...
Outdoors
Feb 05, 2020
OLEAN — The Jim Stearns Memorial Rabbit Hunt, held in honor of a longtime member of the Enchanted Mountain Beagle Club, is set for Saturday at the clu...
Cattaraugus County, Local News
Dec 01, 2019
OLEAN — Woodland in the City (Woodland) and the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce (GOACC) have created the 13th edition of the Woodland in the Ci...
Lifestyle, Local News, Outdoors
Nov 30, 2019
Far and away the question that I get most from readers is, “Where are my feeder birds?” Or, put another way, “Why aren’t birds coming to my feeders?” ...
Outdoors
Nov 04, 2019
The trees were just beginning to silhouette clearly against the slowly lightening fall sky, their coal-black shapes etched ever sharper against the fa...
Outdoors
Sep 16, 2019
I still remember the glowing excitement I experienced as the first day of squirrel approached way back in the 1960s. All my friends and their fathers ...
Outdoors
Mar 04, 2019
We recently had a visit from some out of state relatives, one being a teenager fresh from his first deer hunt. Talking about hunting in general, he me...
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...
