Outdoors
Apr 25, 2018
I’ve waited a long time to retire, but the beginning wasn’t what I’d expected, my poor wife becoming seriously ill and then passing. Those first six m...
Outdoors
Apr 18, 2018
I was getting a bit testy, my patience running thin. It was already the second week in April and, checking my diary, I saw that February had more warm...
Outdoors
Dec 20, 2017
There was a snort and a flash of tails as the alarmed deer ran off through the snow-covered woods and scattered beech brush. Despite the snow camo bot...
Outdoors
Nov 17, 2017
The hunter had been sitting in the tree stand since daylight and hadn’t seen a deer. It was almost 1 p.m. now and cold, hunger and discouragement was ...
Outdoors
Nov 08, 2017
Grouse! One of the great upland game birds, grouse have enjoyed tormenting me all my life. I was just a little boy when my father and I were tromping ...
Outdoors
Nov 08, 2017
It’s the dreams that keep you going. Surely it isn’t the expense, scouting, target practice, getting back in shape or simply attempting to put up your...
Outdoors
Oct 30, 2017
The sun beamed brightly, a gentle breeze fanned the few sparse gold and red leaves still on the trees. The November temperature was already nearing 70...
Outdoors
Oct 10, 2017
The Rhode Island Hospital entrance finally came into view. I hit the ambulance entrance, rushed inside and yelled, “I need help!” A male nurse read my...
Outdoors
May 17, 2017
Any experienced angler’s had a bad day or two using last year’s old fishing line. You know, the line you knew was bad and were going to replace for th...
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 18, 2017
I'm a patient guy. Most people who hunt and fish have come to realize that you can’t control the weather. You may rant, rave, tear your hair and shake...
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 ...
Outdoors
Jan 30, 2017
Wow! If you’re a writer it’s impossible not to be mindful of the fact you’re constantly treading a minefield when writing on any subject. You’ll never...
Outdoors
Jan 24, 2017
This winter has exhibited every type of weather imaginable and that can really frustrate you. We have snow and then we don’t. The streams are low and ...
Outdoors
Jan 09, 2017
The room around me seemed to be closing in rapidly. I felt squeezed, compressed and somewhat desperate; I had to get out of here. But, the couch was c...
Outdoors
Dec 06, 2016
The excitement and adrenalin-filled flurry of activity and frenzied planning the week before deer season are now two long weeks behind us. If your tag...
Outdoors
Nov 21, 2016
I’d taken the week off. The rut was on and if there is any time of the year to be in the woods, it’s during the rut. It was Monday, the first hunting ...
Outdoors
Nov 15, 2016
I have hunted and fished all my life. Fortunately, I have been blessed with success on many occasions and over the years acquired a wide variety of ta...
Crime, News
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....
Local News, News
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...
Local News, News
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...
Local News, News
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...
Local News, News
June 16, 2025
BRADFORD, Pa. — In August 2024, Keating Township supervisors Dave McClain, John Anderson and Ryan Herzog adopted a protective ordinance that attempted...
June 16, 2025
David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
