New era for Olean Oilers begins under first-year manager Mike Threehouse
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
By By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
May 22, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean Oilers are entering a new summer baseball season with a new voice in the dugout, a step up in league competition, and a familiar local arm expected to carry part of the load on the mound. It’s head coach Mike Threehouse's first season leading the Oilers after decades in coaching an...
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Huskies softball falls in extra innings in playoffs vs. Lake Shore
Local Sports, Softball, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
May 21, 2026
OLEAN — Third-seeded Olean erased a late two-run deficit Thursday night on junior Alaina Hirliman’s dramatic seventh-inning home run, but sixth-seeded...
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Local & Social
Police reports 5/22/26
Crime, Local News
May 22, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office OLEAN — Austin K. Menter, 19, of Olean, was arrested at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday on a bench warrant issued out of Olean...
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Olean Senior Center announces events schedule
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Lifestyles, ...
May 22, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean Senior Center, 112 N. Barry St., in the John J. Ash Community Building, announces its schedule for the week of May 25. The center is...
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Spaces filling fast for Allegany Nature Pilgrimage
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 22, 2026
RED HOUSE — Spots are filling up fast for the 2026 Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, an annual outdoor learning adventure that combines fun with a variety o...
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Oldest building in Cattaraugus County in need of TLC
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 22, 2026
EAST OTTO — What is believed to be the oldest historic building in Cattaraugus County not only pre-dates the Civil War — it pre-dates the very town it...
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Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Nannen Arboretum will begin hosting a weekly silent book club on Wednesdays starting June 3. A silent book club invites people to brin...
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Lane reductions along Route 19 in Allegany County
Allegany County, Local News, News
May 21, 2026
WELLSVILLE — The New York State Department of Transportation advises motorists that Route 19 in Allegany County — from the Belmont Falls Bridge to the...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 5/20/26
Crime, Local News, News
May 20, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 12:47 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Buffalo and Constitution streets. ...
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NY Democrats’ partisan games continue
Commentary, Opinion
May 22, 2026
When news broke last week that a judge had overturned the state campaign finance board's decision to deny public matching funds to Republican gubernat...
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Be aware of the risks of ingesting kratom
Commentary, Opinion
May 21, 2026
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that there were almost 2 million Americans who used kratom in 2021. It's safe to assume that this...
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