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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Commentary, Local Columnists

Do you ‘feel seen’?

DEB WUETHRICH

Mar 19, 2025

In our culture and society, certain words, phrases and ideas come and go. One I’ve been noticing lately is the notion of being seen or feeling seen. I...

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Preparations for first-time hunters

WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald

Sep 28, 2024

It sometimes surprises me what we as seasoned hunters take for granted, forgetting the years spent in the woods and the painful trial and error we exp...

Commentary, Nation World

We need the humanities today more than ever

SARA PANKENIER WELD Chicago Tribune

Jun 10, 2024

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — How can a man who is warm understand a man who is cold? This is a question posed by a prisoner in “One Day in the Life of Ivan Den...

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Portville Central School’s Class of 59 urges other schools, classes to leave legacy too

CINDY WAGNER Olean Times Herald

Apr 28, 2019

PORTVILLE — Their initial plans for the planting of a tree honoring their Class of 1959 at Portville Central School may have fallen through decades ag...