Bob Clark 
February 3, 2026
Local municipalities saw double-digit sales tax increases in December, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported. The Office of the State Comptroller repor...
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Milder temperatures expected this week in Olean area
Brian McClellan 
February 3, 2026
Following a couple weeks of bitterly cold temperatures, most area residents are likely hoping for a bit of a respite from arctic air. While not exactl...
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Cattaraugus County DA’s office announces January indictments
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
February 3, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — Several indictments were issued during January, formally charging individuals for alleged criminal activities that took place througho...
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Allegany County Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
Local Sports, Sports
February 3, 2026
The Allegany County Athletic Association will host its 22nd annual Sports Hall of Fame banquet at 6:30 p.m. March 28 at the Andover Sports Banquet Center, with 10 honorees scheduled to be inducted. The new venue will become the permanent home of the ACAA Sports Hall of Fame, eventually housing exhib...
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Salamanca holds off A-L in CCAA rematch
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
February 2, 2026
Warriors win it 52-43; Huskies avenge Falconer ALLEGANY — Ella Crouse netted a career-high 23 points, including a quartet of 3-pointers, as the Salama...
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Local & Social
Bulldog Sounds acquires WQRW 93.5 FM
Business, Local News, News
Feb 03, 2026
CORNING — Bulldog Sounds, LLC announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase radio station WQRW 93.5 FM from the Pembrook Pines Medi...
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United Way offers free, online tax filing
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
Feb 03, 2026
OLEAN — United Way of Cattaraugus & Allegany Counties (UWCAC) has announced the launch of United Way’s free tax filing through My Free Taxes® for the ...
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CDL licensure, release of info cited in lawsuit against NY
Local News, News, NY State News
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Feb 03, 2026
Information about whether the New York Department of Motor Vehicles is giving commercial drivers' licenses to noncitizens has led to a lawsuit filed b...
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Siena poll: New York voters oppose ICE and Trump
Local News, News, NY State News
Feb 03, 2026
LATHAM (TNS) — New York voters don’t like ICE or its tactics and believe federal agents have gone too far in carrying out President Donald Trump’s mas...
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Cuba village budget meeting is Thursday
Local News, News
Feb 03, 2026
CUBA — A budget meeting for the village of Cuba's 2026-27 tentative budget is set for 8 a.m. Thursday in the village hall boardroom, 17 E. Main St. To...
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Randolph names students to 2nd quarter honor rolls
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
Feb 03, 2026
RANDOLPH — Randolph Junior-Senior High School has announced its honor and merit rolls for the second marking period of the 2025-26 school year. HONOR ...
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Crime and Courts
Are NY prisons allowing inmates to order takeout food?
Crime, News, NY State News
By ROBERT HARDING The Citizen, Auburn 
Feb 03, 2026
AUBURN (TNS) — It has been described as "Uber Eats for inmates" and presented as a systemwide program allowing incarcerated individuals in New York pr...
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Police reports 2/2/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Feb 02, 2026
Salamanca Police  Jan. 25, 1:03 a.m. , Christopher W. Bise, 44, of Salamanca, was charged with third-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor. Bise was h...
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Police reports 1/30/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Jan 30, 2026
Olean Police Monday, 1:40 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West State and South Sixth streets....
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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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Midterm warning signs for Republicans
Commentary, Opinion
February 3, 2026
Midterms are rarely kind to the president’s party, and with balloting just nine months off, the storm clouds look particularly threatening for Republi...
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How the Democrats have mastered modern elections
Commentary, Opinion
By GUY CIARROCCHI RealClearPolitics 
February 3, 2026
Technology and tactics have changed dramatically since Abraham Lincoln was training Whig Party leaders, though his strategy for winning elections stil...
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The Epstein files reveal more about wealth than abuse
Commentary, Opinion
By ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
February 3, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Last Friday's release of a few million more Epstein-related documents came with gruesome and disgusting revelations about the sexua...
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