Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
Breaking News
November 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...
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Old Times Remembered for Feb. 19-25
Featured
February 19, 2026
150 Years Feb. 24, 1876: (SALAMANCA —) Now for the bridge! 332 of the 580 voters who Tuesday (Feb. 22) exercised the glorious privilege of voting for ...
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Out & About
Featured
February 18, 2026
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. Feb. 19 – I Will Survive Presentation at ...
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Bridging generations on the mat
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
By Henry Buchan 
February 17, 2026
OLEAN — Rich Morton knows wrestling history. He competed at Ithaca College in the late 1970s and spent 41 years as coach for Salamanca’s wrestling team. So when Otis Keller, a 92-year-old 1955 Cornell graduate, started talking to him, Morton realized Keller had a deep history of his own in the sport...
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Bonnies rally falls short as Duquesne delivers late knockout
Basketball, Local Sports, Sports, ...
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
February 17, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — With 14 seconds left and with a two point lead, Duquesne junior Jimmie Williams pulled up from 29 feet late in the shot clock, hit n...
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Salamanca’s Hardy among Section 6 champions
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
February 17, 2026
FREDONIA — Wrestlers from Pioneer, Portville and Salamanca earned Section 6 Division II championships on Sunday, earning a spot in the NYSPHSAA state ...
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Randolph wins another thriller over league champs Warriors
Basketball, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
February 17, 2026
RANDOLPH — After a wild season-opening meeting in which the Salamanca girls basketball team rallied from a 30-point deficit to nearly knock off Randol...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Feb 18, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office LITTLE VALLEY — Kenneth J. Grainer, 31, of Little Valley, was charged at 8:05 p.m. Feb. 6 with fourth-degree crimi...
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What’s Cool in School: Salamanca staff participate in safety trainings
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Feb 17, 2026
SALAMANCA — Even when students are not in the classroom, learning continues across the Salamanca City Central School District. A Superintendent Confer...
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Ellicottville resident shares winter encounter with barred owl
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Feb 16, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — Bailey Schroeder of Ellicottville shared a photo and a story from a recent winter evening that, in her words, "was emblematic of winte...
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Hinsdale’s Buckles named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Feb 16, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Kaleigh Buckles, the daughter of Jason and Kari Buckles a...
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What Terrific Kids!
Featured, Local News, News, ...
Feb 15, 2026
SALAMANCA — Prospect Elementary School and the Salamanca Kiwanis Club announce MaxLee Wilson from Jenna Ball’s first-grade class and Kora Howard from ...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Feb 11, 2026
Salamanca man charged with robbery GREAT VALLEY — A Salamanca man faces a felony robbery charge following an incident reported Sunday afternoon, the C...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Feb 04, 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 hel...
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Cattaraugus County DA’s office announces January indictments
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Feb 03, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — Several indictments were issued during January, formally charging individuals for alleged criminal activities that took place througho...
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“Wuthering Heights” is Fennell’s own take on classic “love” story
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
February 17, 2026
Trailers for the new adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” by English actress and filmmaker Emerald Fennell purport it as "The Greatest Love Story of All Time.” Of course, that claim is ludicrous because it's not a love story at all — it's a hate story. But in the worlds Fennell creates for the silver s...
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Affleck, Damon together again for crime-thriller ‘The Rip’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
February 10, 2026
When you think of the most enduring power couples in Hollywood, the marriages of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson and Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and the...
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East Randolph hosts Memorial Day Parade
Featured, Gallery, News, ...
Salamanca Press 
May 27, 2025
Randolph and East Randolph alternately host their annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony. With this year being East Randolph’s turn, the parade route...
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Spots filling fast for 67th Allegany Nature Pilgrimage
Allegany State Park, Featured, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 9, 2025
RED HOUSE — Enjoy a weekend learning about all things outdoors at the 67th Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, set to take place Friday, May 30 through Sunday...
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Ohi:yo’ Art Market a huge success at casino
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Salamanca Press 
May 5, 2025
The Seneca Allegany Event Center hosted the Ohi:yo’ Art Market on Saturday. Presented by the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center and Visit Seneca Nation, th...
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Opinion
February 19, 2026
Gone, not forgotten Only seven weeks into 2026, and there have already been a surprising number of deaths of beloved figures. Civil Rights leader Rev....
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Opinion
February 19, 2026
Preconceived expectations A year and a half ago, Sam Darnold, then considered a bust as the former No. 3 overall pick by the New York Jets, had no exp...
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Opinion
February 19, 2026
Disappearing landlines Landline phones seem like an ancient piece of technology these days. Traditional copper-based landline services are rapidly dis...
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Opinion
February 12, 2026
Support local business Last week, we ran an article on a new independent pharmacy opening in downtown Randolph, a community that went without its own ...
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