State & Union: Turning back the clock on Olean
March 31, 2026
From a light month of crime and a visit from Helen Keller to the 10,000th Olean telephone, from the future of county offices in Olean to a “park-in” p...
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10 inducted into the Allegany County Sports Hall of Fame
Local Sports, NY State Sports, Sports
By By KATHRYN ROSS news@oleantimesherald.com 
March 31, 2026
ANDOVER — Ten people were inducted into the Allegany County Sports Hall of Fame this past weekend in the new Sports Banquet Center in Andover. The county Sports HOF was established in 2003 and has added the names of between 10 and 15 athletes to its roll each year. This year, the 22nd induction banq...
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Bonnies officially hire Mike MacDonald as next men’s basketball head coach
College Sports, Local Sports, Sports
Henry Buchan 
March 31, 2026
MacDonald will be officially introduced via a news conference on Wednesday, April 8th in the Reilly Center. The time is to be announced. Vice Presiden...
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Beane confirms Bills will pick up Kincaid’s fifth-year option
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
By MATT PARRINO, Syracuse.com (TNS) 
March 31, 2026
PHOENIX — Everything seemed set up for a Dalton Kincaid breakout season in 2025. The Buffalo Bills largely ignored the wide receiver position, positio...
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Big third inning propels Wellsville past A-L
Local Sports, Sports
March 30, 2026
Maine's no-no sparks Olean over Randolph ALLEGANY — Kennedy Perry racked up 13 strikeouts, scattered six hits and allowed just two earned runs and the...
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Wellsville tops A-L in Anderson’s debut
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
March 30, 2026
Ellicottville and B-R/C-R earn shutout victories ALLEGANY — Drew Cowburn went 4-for-4 with a double, three RBI and scored two runs to lead the Wellsvi...
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Local & Social
Langworthy talks with Olean 8th-graders in Washington
Local News, News
By Olean Times Herald staff 
Mar 30, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy spoke to eighth-grade students from Olean High School outside the U.S. Capitol during their visit to Washington, D.C. on Mar...
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Allegany-Limestone board continues hearing school budget update
High School, Local News, News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Mar 30, 2026
ALLEGANY — Preparation for the Allegany-Limestone School District’s next budget for the 2026-27 year continued March 24 as the Board of Education hear...
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Crime and Courts
Police reports 3/27/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 27, 2026
Salamanca Police  Wednesday, 10:41 a.m. , Donte S. Lawson, 29, of Salamanca, was arrested on a warrant related to charges of first-degree criminal con...
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Police reports 3/25/26
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 25, 2026
Olean Police Sunday, 1:13 p.m. , no injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident on East Pine Street. A vehicle operated by Donald H. Powel...
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Reports: St. Bonaventure to hire Daemen’s Mike MacDonald as head coach
Basketball, College Sports, Local Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
March 30, 2026
Mike MacDonald, head coach of the highly ranked Division II program at Daemen University, will be St. Bonaventure University's next men's basketball h...
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Can faith have a role in healing our society?
Commentary, Opinion
By THEODORE McCLELLAN 
March 30, 2026
Editor's note: The Interfaith Community of the Olean area sponsored an essay contest for high school students, asking: Can faith have a role in healin...
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