December 20, 2025
Area school districts have spent recent weeks celebrating the season with a variety of themed activities to get students into the holiday spirit. In a...
December 20, 2025
RANDOLPH — This has been an exciting big game hunting season for Randolph resident Allen Root, who bagged two bucks and his first-ever bear this year....
December 19, 2025
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has suspended her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress, abruptly bowing out of what was ex...
December 19, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — An Ellicottville residence and an Olean row building led real estate transactions in Cattaraugus County in November, county officials ...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 20, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure (11-2) shook off a shaky stretch and a halftime deficit to close non-conference play with a 92-81 win over Le Moyne on Saturday afternoon. St. Bonaventure got off to a hot start offensively on Saturday afternoon, uncharacteristically attacking primarily from three. ...
Football, Local Sports, National Sports, ...
December 20, 2025
Josh Allen will attempt to reach a couple of milestones on Sunday while also not becoming part of what Myles Garrett hopes is a record-setting day. Al...
Local Sports, Sports
December 19, 2025
FILLMORE — For all intents and purposes, this was the Fillmore girls basketball team’s first real litmus test of the season. And despite the outcome, ...
Local Sports, Sports
December 19, 2025
OLEAN — The Olean 18U Kellner Kobras hockey team recently held a Senior Night for its six senior players at the William O. Smith Recreation Center. Gr...
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
December 19, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — Coming off of a tough loss against Ohio University in Cleveland, the Bonnies (10-2) have had a week to regroup, looking to get back ...
Local News, News
Dec 20, 2025
OLEAN — New Directions Youth and Family Services recently honored recipients of the agency’s Milestone Years of Service and Normative Awards, recogniz...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles, Local News, ...
Dec 20, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My sister recently became very ill and had to be hospitalized for four days. When I called and told our daughter, she was concerned and sup...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
QUAKER RUN — Discover the history of Allegany State Park on Jan. 1 at this year’s First Day Hike, an easy trek featuring historical and environmental ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Chamber of Commerce distributed 60 holiday fruit baskets to seniors 80-plus and disabled residents in the Town of Ashfor...
Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center have been awarded by DNV full certification to the ISO 9001 Quality Management Sys...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
WEST VALLEY — Volunteers from the West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA), the Department of Energy’s cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration ...
Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
OLEAN — The Southern Tier Catholic School community gathered Thursday evening for a student-focused Christmas show that brought the story of Jesus’ bi...
Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
WELLSVILLE — When an observer looks up from Main Street at the glass tower on the south corner of Jones Memorial Hospital, chances are someone will be...
Local News, News, NY State News
Dec 19, 2025
UTICA (AP) — A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera...
Local News, News
Dec 19, 2025
OLEAN — Since its founding in 2020, Operation Warm Hearts has worked alongside dedicated volunteers and charitable partners to support local children ...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Dec 19, 2025
BUFFALO -- An Ellicottville man will spend more than seven years in federal prison for coercing women into prostitution. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiaco...
Crime, Local News, News
Dec 18, 2025
OLEAN — The Olean High School principal who faces charges after a Dec. 2 incident with a student allegedly pushed, shoved and placed his hands around ...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Dec 16, 2025
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office RANDOLPH — Shawn W. Bailey, 18, of Randolph, was charged at 9:09 p.m. Friday with second-degree criminal contempt,...
Local News, News
December 17, 2025
SUNY Jamestown Community College celebrated the achievements of its Honors students during the fall semester Student Showcase on Dec. 5. Formerly kn...
Local News, News
August 19, 2025
CUBA — The Cuba Circulating Library cut the ribbon Friday on the renovated Inez Hupp Memorial Youth Area. The $580,000 project was funded with an endo...
Commentary, Opinion
December 19, 2025
Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer who defended an Al Qaeda terrorist and said the 9/11 hijackers were not “evil,” received $1.35 million in taxpayer-funded salar...
Commentary, Opinion
December 19, 2025
Christmas evokes a warmth during the winter: bright lights, roaring fires and good cheer with loved ones. However, as St. Andrew’s Novena distinctly e...
Commentary, Opinion
December 19, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Last week, Australia became the first country in the world to enact a social media ban for kids under 16. As the children of Oz we...
Commentary, Opinion
December 18, 2025
New York is building a reliable, affordable and clean energy future, but it requires modern solutions. The New York State Energy Research and Developm...
Outdoors, Sports
December 20, 2025
My grandfather gave me a single-shot 12-gauge when I was 14. Lightweight, with a straight stock, it kicked like a mule, but I loved it deeply. After a...
Local News, News
December 19, 2025
SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — Kevin and Patty Dusenbury of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home announced that the 25th Gift of Memory program has been a large suc...
Local News, News
December 19, 2025
Two area residents serving in the New York Army National Guard received promotions, as announced by New York Guard headquarters in Latham. • Landon Ar...
Local News, News
December 19, 2025
They never fail to deliver. For the 44th consecutive year, students from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute of Buffalo delivered a truckload of nonperi...
Local News, News
December 19, 2025
OLEAN — Vicki Grover, cleaning line/kitchen tool operator for Cutco Cutlery Corp., will retire effective Feb. 1 after 38 years of service. She will co...
Local News, News
December 19, 2025
OLEAN — City officials reported a boil water advisory for several North End properties has been lifted. Mayor Bill Aiello reported that water quality ...
