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Smoke conditions worsen across region Thursday,
Smoke conditions worsen across region Thursday,
Bob Clark 
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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Crowley sworn in as new Allegany-Limestone school board member
Crowley sworn in as new Allegany-Limestone school board member
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
July 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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Brady’s offensive tweaks to dictate a more Allen-centric offense
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Brady’s offensive tweaks to dictate a more Allen-centric offense
By By NICK SABATO - Niagara Gazette (TNS) 
July 16, 2026
ORCHARD PARK — Josh Allen’s AFC Divisional round game against the Denver Broncos was a snapshot of his season. Moments of brilliance mixed with head-scratching frustration. Allen made silly throws, but bad ones too. There was the mind-numbing uncoerced fumble before halftime, air-mailing a pass to D...
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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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Big 30 Co-Player of the Year Morghyn Ross built her own legacy at Fillmore
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Big 30 Co-Player of the Year Morghyn Ross built her own legacy at Fillmore
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
July 16, 2026
For years, Morghyn Ross was introduced as Nevaeh Ross' younger sister. By the end of her senior season, nobody needed the introduction. Taking a look ...
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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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Randolph Academy board members recognized for service
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Randolph Academy board members recognized for service
Jul 15, 2026
RANDOLPH — At a recent Randolph Academy Board of Education meeting, two board members were recognized by the New York State School Boards Association ...
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Randolph names students to 4th quarter honor rolls
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Randolph names students to 4th quarter honor rolls
Jul 15, 2026
RANDOLPH — Randolph Junior-Senior High School has announced its honor and merit rolls for the fourth marking period of the 2025-26 school year. HONOR ...
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Smart driver class Saturday in Belmont
Jul 15, 2026
BELMONT — The Allegany County Office for the Aging is hosting a six-hour AARP Smart Driver program Saturday at the Office for the Aging, 6087 Route 19...
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Difference Makers: Trans Am named Founder’s Award recipient
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Difference Makers: Trans Am named Founder’s Award recipient
Jul 15, 2026
ALLEGANY — The Board of Directors of Community Care of Western New York, parent organization of HomeCare & Hospice and Total Senior Care, announced Tr...
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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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South Dayton man pleads guilty to federal enticement charge
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South Dayton man pleads guilty to federal enticement charge
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 09, 2026
BUFFALO — Federal prosecutors said a South Dayton man has pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor after inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl....
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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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Time to permanently sink the Jones Act
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Time to permanently sink the Jones Act
July 15, 2026
Theories can be useful. But they’re even more useful if they survive real-world scrutiny. In 1920, Congress passed the Jones Act. It mandates that onl...
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