Breaking News
September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
News, Western New York
Jan 23, 2018
BUFFALO (AP) — A Lackawanna man who traveled to Turkey in an attempt to join the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide mater...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Nov 23, 2017
PORTVILLE — On the first day of a Sprague turkey’s life, a truck pulls up to the back of a building in Niagara Falls to fetch the poults in specially-...
Outdoors
May 10, 2017
There is a drawer in my gun room I can almost shut. It’s filled to capacity with various types, makes and models of turkey calls. I couldn’t ever use ...
Outdoors
May 10, 2017
Years ago I carried a big jake into a local sporting goods store on May 15 to have him weighed. As he pulled the scale down to 15¼ pounds, the store o...
Outdoors
May 10, 2017
The chill air made me fumble for my coat exiting the vehicle. I slipped on my vest, grabbed the shotgun and waited a second as my eyes adjusted to the...
Outdoors
Apr 14, 2017
Love. War. When it comes to calling spring gobblers, those two words sum up the season. Most of us forget about the war and focus on the love because ...
Local News, News
Apr 08, 2017
OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church and the Olean Food Pantry will co-host a Community Easter Dinner on April 16. The free meal is being offered to tho...
Local News, News
Apr 02, 2017
OLEAN — The raffle caller yells out the most frequently asked — and perhaps most important — question of the night: ham or turkey? Hands around the Pu...
Outdoors
Feb 20, 2017
It slowly grows lighter; a few small birds peep and a far-off owl hoots across the valley. You immediately go on full listening alert, for you’d been ...
Commentary, Local Columnists
Nov 26, 2016
It’s around Thanksgiving when I think about my dad, Peter Eckstrom Sr., the most. His birthday was Nov. 26, right around the holiday each year, but al...
Here And Now, News
Nov 25, 2016
At Sprague's Maple Farms on Route 305 in Portville, owner Randy Sprague said Wednesday his restaurant is prepared to serve more than 1,000 Thanksgivin...
News
Nov 17, 2016
For others, the free meal on a cold November day means a bit more. “Some people have just been very honest and said, ‘This is really my Thanksgiving d...
Outdoors
Nov 09, 2016
I had pulled over to the side of the road and was preparing to park. Something loudly rapped my car, followed immediately by another. My first thought...
Local News, News
October 1, 2025
OLEAN — United Way of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties announced the recipients of the 2025 Bill and Cathy Fraser Grants, with $9,219 in funding awar...
Local News, News
October 1, 2025
CUBA — Cuba Circulating Library has been awarded the Children’s Book Project grant award from the Pilcrow Foundation, receiving 65 books from the orga...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
What makes you nostalgic? Now it’s true, nostalgia can be a downer for some. It can be a longing for long-gone moments you’ll never get back — and mak...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
There were at least 235,502 retirees across the country who collected a public pension of $100,000 or more in 2024 — costing taxpayers $30.6 billion —...
Allegany County News, Business, Local News, ...
October 1, 2025
BELFAST — Armstrong presents the 6th annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 6661 Route 305, featuring free fun for everyone. This yea...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Republican rush to add congressional seats in Texas and other red states reflects the bipartisan consensus that the main 2026 b...
