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WEST VALLEY — West Valley Central School Principal Rachel Mychajluk announced the following students in grades 7-12 have been named to the honor rolls...

ALBANY — New York state workers are now barred from engaging in insider trading on prediction markets, under an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy H...

OLEAN -- Olean firefighters will host the Roswell Park EDDY mobile lung cancer screening unit  on May 18 and 19. EDDY -- Early Detection Driven to You...

PORTVILLE — The Portville Central School District has announced its third-quarter honor rolls for the 2025-26 school year. HIGH HONOR ROLL Grade 7: Le...

OLEAN — HomeCare & Hospice invites the community to join the 30th annual Hospice Hope | Walk | Ride | Run, held in memory of Carol L. Mahoney, on May ...

OLEAN — A new fun run event to support The Salvation Army — and its programs that support the community in return — is planned for May 9 at St. Bonave...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this article included erroneous information about a bequest that benefited the SPCA Serving Allegany County. Refe...

SALAMANCA — Local fitness guru Bradley Poole will receive the 2026 Alumni Award of Distinction from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Pa.) on ...

A common theme in looking back on Olean’s early history is the expectation — or at least the hope — that the town would serve as a key embarkation poi...

OLEAN — The city’s legislative branch approved a record city budget on Tuesday almost a week after the spending plan was due. The Common Council voted...

HOUGHTON — Houghton University has announced the appointment of Dr. Joshua R. Ziefle as provost and chief academic officer. A Houghton alumnus , Ziefl...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to act Wednesday to bring New York into compliance with federal commercial driver’s license requ...

SALAMANCA — A traffic stop resulted in multiple drug-related charges for a Salamanca woman, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday...

Congressional candidate Aaron Gies of Olean has received two more endorsements in his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 23rd District's June 21...

State Sen. Tom O’Mara joined members of the Senate and Assembly Republican Conferences and economic representatives from the American Legislative Exch...

WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital and the Legion Riders will present the 13th Annual Field of Flags this May. The installation will start on Armed ...

The Southern Tier Symphony will present its spring concert at 7 p.m. Saturday in Blaisdell Hall on the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Pa. campu...

Area unemployment rates saw minor changes in February, but remained above state levels, state officials reported this week. The state Department of La...