Olean’s Yang named Youth of the Week
June 9, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Dickson Yang, the son of Hang Yang and Juan Ling Li and a...
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State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
June 9, 2026
From getting ready for Buffalo Bill and fighting diphtheria to cracking down on traffic problems, from canoeing to New Orleans to clearing the way for...
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Big 7th inning keys Hangry Pitches past McKan
Local Sports, Softball, Sports
June 8, 2026
Liz Rix finished 4-for-4 with a home run and Meghan Hollenbeck went 3-for-4 to lead Hangry Pitches to a 15-8 triumph over McKan Trucking in an Olean Women’s Softball League matchup on Monday night. Christy Lineman (triple) and Miranda Ruffner both went 2-for-4, Jen Blum was 2-for-5 and Kayla Berlin ...
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Final group of Charities Classic players announced
Football, Local Sports, Sports
June 8, 2026
BRADFORD, Pa. — The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic committee has announced the eighth, and final, group of players who have committed to playing in...
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Salamanca’s Escobar is double section VI champion in 100 and 200 meters
Local Sports, Sports, Track & Field
June 8, 2026
Wilczewski, Green strike gold while Olean piles up top-five finishes The Section VI Track and Field State Qualifiers delivered plenty of standout perf...
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Oilers split weekend games vs. Niagara, Batavia
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
June 8, 2026
OLEAN — The Oilers improved to 4-4 on Saturday, putting together multiple strong pitching performances and getting some power in the second and sixth ...
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Local & Social
Leon Road closing for culvert project
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Jun 09, 2026
NEW ALBION — County Road 6 (Leon Road) in the town of New Albion will be closed for  replacement of a cross culvert, the Cattaraugus County Department...
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Hochul extends NY bar hours for FIFA World Cup
Business News, Local News, News, ...
Jun 09, 2026
With the FIFA World Cup just around the corner, Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill allowing bars across New York to stay open until 4 a.m. for the du...
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Robert Hoops: American Patriot and Olean Founder
Local News, News
By MICHIKO McELFRESH 
Jun 09, 2026
In 1769, Robert Hoops left his family home in Philadelphia and set off for land his father had bequeathed to him in a town in western New Jersey at th...
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100 miles for those who served
Local News, News
By SAVANNAH BARR news@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2026
When Linda Transki’s grandfather boarded an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., her family worried the trip might reopen old wounds. A World War II vete...
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Warm, wet weather in forecast for Olean this week
Local News, News
Brian McClellan 
Jun 08, 2026
The weather this week will continue the warm trend — temperatures will remain in the 80s much of the week — though it is expected to be much more unse...
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Gap widens between NY average, Olean gas prices
Business News, Local News, News
Jim Eckstrom 
Jun 08, 2026
While the gap had closed somewhat between the average New York state price for gasoline and the price in Olean in recent weeks, the gap was wider on M...
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Legendary rock band Chicago to perform Nov. 14 at casino
Cattaraugus County News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 08, 2026
SALAMANCA — Rock and roll royalty is headed to Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino for one magnetic evening of music when the legendary band Chicago perfo...
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Woman reportedly jumped from I-86 overpass
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Jun 08, 2026
CARROLLTON — A woman was reportedly airlifted for medical treatment after jumping from an overpass on Interstate 86 early Sunday morning. Emergency sc...
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Crime and Courts
New York finally taking lawsuit abuse seriously
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By LAUREN ZELT   
June 9, 2026
For years, New Yorkers have been stuck paying some of the highest auto insurance premiums in the country. Families already struggling with the cost of...
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NY lawmakers hike fees for filling prescriptions
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By BILL HAMMOND 
June 8, 2026
Legislation that increases New York’s pharmacy costs by hundreds of millions of dollars annually was passed in Albany’s end-of-session rush and now aw...
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