Finance Committee discusses use of bed tax to promote Olean
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
February 18, 2026
OLEAN — Since establishing an occupancy tax for hotels in Olean, the city has collected over $200,000 in revenues. Now, the Common Council is looking ...
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St. Bonaventure names Leone head women’s soccer coach
College Sports, Local Sports, Soccer, ...
February 19, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE – St. Bonaventure University Vice President and Director of Athletics Bob Beretta has announced the hiring of Ray Leone as new head coach of the Bonnies women's soccer program. One of the most decorated women's soccer coaches in the nation, Leone brings over three decades of experien...
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Osasuyi’s eight blocks spark rally, but Bonnies fade late in loss to St. Joe’s
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
February 18, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Bonnies (14-12, 3-10) went five minutes without a field goal late on Wednesday night against Saint Joseph’s (16-10, 8-5), fallin...
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Portville girls, C-R boys cap regular season with wins
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
February 18, 2026
CLV ends regular season at 15-5 with Tuesday’s double-OT win ELLICOTTVILLE — The Portville girls basketball team finished the regular season on a high...
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Conroy, Bush earn spots at states
Local Sports, Sports
February 18, 2026
Cait Conroy (right) and Bianca Bush finished first and second, respectively, at the Section 6 Alpine Skiing Championships earlier this month for Ellic...
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Callen nets 37 as A-L avenges Southwestern
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
February 17, 2026
Ellicottville rallies past Panama; OHS edges Will East JAMESTOWN — On Dec. 16, the Allegany-Limestone boys basketball team dropped a 68-41 decision to...
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Local & Social
Police reports 2/18/26
Crime, Local News, News
Feb 18, 2026
Salamanca Police  Feb. 10, 7:15 p.m. , Derik N. Nelson, 27, of Salamanca, was charged with second-degree criminal trespassing, a class A misdemeanor. ...
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Dave Bush promoted at Cutco’s Vector Marketing
Business, Local News, News
Feb 18, 2026
OLEAN — Dave Bush has been promoted to director of sales development - CSP programs for Vector Marketing Corp., a subsidiary of Cutco Corp. Bush joine...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 2/17/26
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
Feb 17, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office GREAT VALLEY — Giovanni A. Sciotti, 43, of Great Valley, was charged at 8:18 a.m. Friday with first-degree crimina...
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Police reports 2/13/26
Crime, Local News
Feb 13, 2026
Olean Police Friday, 9:12 a.m. , Sean D. Dewitt, 33, of Franklinville, was charged with petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor. Dewitt was released with...
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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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On Barack Obama and the aliens
Commentary, Opinion
February 19, 2026
We got a kick out of an old chestnut among conspiracy theorists — whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and whether any of those a...
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Reflecting on NY correction officer strike, one year later
Commentary, Opinion
By ROBERT HARDING The Citizen, Auburn 
February 19, 2026
AUBURN (TNS) — Growing up in rural Western New York, we saw industries leave and good-paying jobs go with them. If you wanted to stay, you didn't have...
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The year of the independent
Commentary, Opinion
By ADAM BRANDON RealClearPolitics 
February 18, 2026
Nearly half of Americans now refuse to identify as either Democrat or Republican. According to a recent Gallup poll, independents make up a record 45%...
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