PHOTOS: Genesis House fete Rossi, Gould at annual Gala
Bob Clark 
February 7, 2026
OLEAN -- Attendees flocked to the First National Building on Friday to mark the "For Love of All" Gala, a fundraiser for the Genesis House shelter. Th...
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Police hit the road for Super Bowl Sunday DWI patrols
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
February 6, 2026
Area police will be on special drunk driving patrols for Super Bowl Weekend, Gov. Kathy Hochul reported. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee funds...
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Flipping to a 3-4 defense under Jim Leonhard shouldn’t haunt the Bills like it has in the past
Football, Local Sports, Sports
By By NICK SABATO - Niagara Gazette (TNS) 
February 7, 2026
Sean McDermott’s nine seasons of success couldn’t erase what happened before. People remember and they are still salty. The Buffalo Bills had a loaded defensive line that consisted of Pro Bowlers Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams and Mario Williams, along with the emerging Jerry Hughes. In 2013, the Bil...
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Parents say coaching concerns threaten Otto-Eldred softball season
Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 6, 2026
Otto-Eldred High School’s varsity softball program, which competed for a District 9 championship last season, may not field a team this spring, accord...
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OUTDOORS: A Kinzua monster from under the Willow Bay ice
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 6, 2026
One thing about the 2025-26 winter, no one's asking if the ice is thick enough to fish on. The bone-chilling cold hasn’t let up at all, the ice growin...
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Local & Social
Business Spotlight: New pharmacy opening in Randolph after 4 years without
Business, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
By DEB EVERTS news@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 07, 2026
RANDOLPH — Patient’s Pharmacy is finally opening a branch at 117 Main St. early this month, and the Randolph area residents who have waited with antic...
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Film, media project seeks foothold in Potter County
Business, Local News, News
By SAVANNAH BARR news@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 06, 2026
COUDERSPORT, Pa. — A proposed film and media production campus in Coudersport could bring hundreds of permanent jobs, workforce training opportunities...
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Allegany-Limestone lists 2nd quarter honor rolls
High School, Local News, News, ...
Feb 06, 2026
ALLEGANY — Allegany-Limestone Middle/High School announced its honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2025-26 school year. HIGH HONOR ROLL WITH MER...
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BRMC, OGH present February Star Award winners
Local News
Feb 06, 2026
OLEAN — Shania Drake, a barista in the food and nutrition department at Olean General Hospital, is this month's Star Award recipient at the hospital. ...
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Fire destroys North Sixth Street structure in Olean
Local News, News
By BRIAN McCLELLAN news@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 06, 2026
OLEAN — No one was reported injured as it took city firefighters more than two hours to get a blaze under control in a North Sixth Street apartment ho...
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Bitter cold returns to Olean area for the weekend
Local News
Brian McClellan 
Feb 06, 2026
The past few days have felt almost like a heat wave after the long stretch of frigid weather, but the arctic cold is not quite done with us — another ...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 2/5/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 05, 2026
Olean Police Tuesday, 4:28 p.m. , one injury was reported following a two-vehicle accident on Wayne Street near North Eighth Street. A vehicle operate...
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Police reports 2/4/26
Allegany County News, Crime, Local News, ...
Feb 04, 2026
Wellsville Police Tuesday, no time provided , Jonathon D. Phipps, 44, of Belmont, was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment, a class A misd...
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Police reports 1/21/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
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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The Gordian knot of modern politics
Commentary, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
February 6, 2026
Politics is the great leveler: It makes even the most inspired and insightful voices sound banal. In his hurriedly cobbled-together new song railing a...
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How to get our improving economy working for ALL Americans
Commentary, Opinion
By PETER ST. ONGE and A.J. ANTONI 
February 5, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The economy is far too tight for many Americans — more about how to fix that in a minute — but first some good news: Household weal...
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