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Salute to Olean: Intandem to receive 4th Community Partner Award
Salute to Olean: Intandem to receive 4th Community Partner Award
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
February 28, 2026
OLEAN — In addition to the several individuals to be saluted Thursday for their contributions to the greater Olean area, the YMCA of the Twin Tiers wi...
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Seats up for election at all levels of government this November
Seats up for election at all levels of government this November
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
February 28, 2026
Political offices from the halls of Congress to the local town hall will be on the ballot on Nov. 3, the local county boards of elections reported. On...
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PHOTOS: Friends of the Olean Library FeBREWary tasting event
PHOTOS: Friends of the Olean Library FeBREWary tasting event
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
February 27, 2026
OLEAN -- The Friends of the Olean Public Library hosted its annual FeBREWary beer tasting event Friday night at the library. Attendees tasted beers fr...
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A/W rolls past Hinsdale; C-R knocks off Fillmore
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A/W rolls past Hinsdale; C-R knocks off Fillmore
February 27, 2026
ANDOVER — Despite a triple-double from Hinsdale’s Robert Childs, top-seeded Andover/Whitesville rolled to a quarterfinal victory behind 35 points from Brody Vance Friday night in Section 5 Class D boys basketball. A/W won, 77-33, in a Section 5 Class D quarterfinal Vincent Joyce posted a double-doub...
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Bills eye edge rushers at combine as Leonhard shifts defense
Football, Local Sports, Sports
Bills eye edge rushers at combine as Leonhard shifts defense
By MATT PARRINO syracuse.com 
February 27, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (TNS) — The biggest puzzle for Buffalo Bills president and general manager Brandon Beane to solve this offseason might be remaking the te...
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Resilience and relentless pace: Club Bonnies’ hockey’s road to nationals
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Resilience and relentless pace: Club Bonnies’ hockey’s road to nationals
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 27, 2026
OLEAN — St. Bonaventure is headed to nationals, and left no doubt Sunday afternoon. Less than 24 hours after a semifinal victory, St. Bonaventure deli...
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Bonnies seek redemption in road rematch at George Mason
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Bonnies seek redemption in road rematch at George Mason
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 27, 2026
OLEAN — St. Bonaventure (15-13, 4-11) arrives at George Mason (21-7, 9-6) riding the high of a convincing win. The Patriots enter Saturday still tryin...
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Cattaraugus Co. DA announces February indictments
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Cattaraugus Co. DA announces February indictments
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Feb 27, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during February, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Friday. W...
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Police reports 2/27/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Police reports 2/27/26
Feb 27, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office OLEAN — Dewitt J. Logan, 47, of Olean, was arrested at 12:39 p.m. Thursday on a bench warrant issued out of Cattar...
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Feb 27, 2026
CARLISLE, Pa. – Alanna Nichole Benson of Bradford, a junior environmental science major at Dickinson College, has been named to the dean’s list for th...
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Police reports 2/26/27
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Police reports 2/26/27
Feb 26, 2026
Wellsville Police Wednesday, no time provided , Charles A. Buchholz, 39, of Wellsville, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a contr...
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Police reports 2/24/26
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Police reports 2/24/26
Feb 24, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 7:35 p.m. , Cory A. Foster, 37, of Franklinville, was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl...
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Police reports 1/21/26
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Police reports 1/21/26
January 21, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office OLEAN — John R. Roulo, 42, of Olean, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on a violation of probation warrant issued ...
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A U.S. attack on Iran is still the worst option
Commentary, Opinion
A U.S. attack on Iran is still the worst option
By THOMAS CAVANNA RealClearPolitics 
February 27, 2026
Indirect nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran resumed on Feb. 6 for the first time since the 12-day war in June. However, amid deep distrust...
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Improper payments totaled $186 billion
Commentary, Opinion
Improper payments totaled $186 billion
February 27, 2026
The federal government lost $186 billion to improper payments in fiscal year 2025, according to newly released data from the Office of Management and ...
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Mamdani’s New York flirts with fiscal nihilism
Commentary, Opinion
Mamdani’s New York flirts with fiscal nihilism
By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
February 27, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — France is great. I visit a few times a year, and the food is fantastic, the museums are amazing, and the day care is free (or heavily...
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Bad economics isn’t necessarily unconstitutional
Commentary, Opinion
Bad economics isn’t necessarily unconstitutional
By CLIVE CROOK Bloomberg Opinion 
February 26, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — U.S. politics is apt to conflate disagreements about whether a policy is good or bad with disputes about whether it is constitutional...
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