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Wildfire smoke continues into weekend
Bob Clark 
July 17, 2026
OLEAN -- Wildfire smoke continued to billow across Western New York on Friday, affecting outdoor activities and drawing calls for action by local offi...
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Paradise in the Park a smokey success
Paradise in the Park a smokey success
Bob Clark 
July 17, 2026
OLEAN -- Despite threats from wildfire smoke, hundreds turned out for the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce Paradise in the Park event Thursday. ...
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Smoke conditions worsen across region Thursday
Smoke conditions worsen across region Thursday
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
July 16, 2026
Smoke conditions grew worse on Thursday as warnings of unhealthy air quality were raised in severity across the state. On Thursday at noon, the Air Qu...
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Olean URA to pass on Sarah Johnson house acquisition
Olean URA to pass on Sarah Johnson house acquisition
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
July 16, 2026
OLEAN — A city-linked organization is not planning to acquire a historic home after it was damaged in a May fire. The Olean Urban Renewal Agency board...
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Salamanca hosting Corporate Cup soccer tournament Sunday
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Salamanca hosting Corporate Cup soccer tournament Sunday
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
July 17, 2026
SALAMANCA — Salamanca High School will host the 10th annual Corporate Cup high school soccer tournament on Sunday, July 19th, showing off some of the best talent that New York and Pennsylvania has to offer. The New York girls, New York Boys, Pennsylvania girls and Pennsylvania boys will all have “Go...
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Some basics for a safe outing on a canoe
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Some basics for a safe outing on a canoe
By WADE ROBERTSON 
July 16, 2026
I’m pleased to see more and more kayaks and canoes on the waters today. Not only do these pollution-free watercraft eliminate the roar of engines, the...
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Give 716 raises $24k for local nonprofits
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Give 716 raises $24k for local nonprofits
Bob Clark 
Jul 17, 2026
BUFFALO -- Across the region, the effort raised $1.87 million in just under 29 hours. A total of 18 charities based in Cattaraugus and Allegany counti...
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Crowley sworn in as new Allegany-Limestone school board member
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Crowley sworn in as new Allegany-Limestone school board member
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 15, 2026
ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone Central School Board of Education held its reorganizational meeting Tuesday, swearing in board members elected in Ma...
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Police reports 7/15/26
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Police reports 7/15/26
Jul 15, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 7:58 a.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Union and Main streets. A veh...
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Police reports 7/13/26
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Police reports 7/13/26
Jul 13, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 8:43 a.m. , John C. Tait, 27, of Front Street, was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle,...
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Police reports 7/10/26
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Police reports 7/10/26
Jul 11, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 8:43 a.m. , Duke L. Early, 50, no permanent address, was charged with petit larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief, class A ...
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The Pentagon is seeking more secrecy
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The Pentagon is seeking more secrecy
July 17, 2026
The Pentagon has a well-deserved reputation for erring on the side of secrecy when classifying documents. Now it wants even more power to hide informa...
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Violent prisons and a vicious cycle in New York
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Violent prisons and a vicious cycle in New York
July 17, 2026
There's an old ploy of dropping bad news late on a Friday. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision took it to a cynical new low ...
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No, climate change isn’t taking food off your table
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No, climate change isn’t taking food off your table
By BJORN LOMBORG Los Angeles Times 
July 17, 2026
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (TNS) — No morning ritual is safe from climate alarm. In June, the journal Nature declared that coffee is “critically threatene...
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Democratic leaders move to counter socialist successes
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Democratic leaders move to counter socialist successes
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — For the past decade, Democratic progressives have regularly challenged the party’s establishment, with intermittent success. This y...
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