Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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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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Out & About
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January 21, 2026
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. Jan. 21 – Pat McGee Walk at Elkdale State...
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MacQueen retires after nearly 50 years in public service
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By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
January 21, 2026
EAST OTTO — Local law enforcement officer Mary MacQueen retired from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 31, marking the end of her 23-yea...
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Police Reports
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January 21, 2026
Salamanca Police Jan. 6, no time provided, Blair Heimel, 36, of Coudersport, Pa., was charged with resisting arrest, second-degree obstruction of gove...
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State aids local projects to improve water quality
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By BOB CLARK Special to the Press 
January 20, 2026
ALBANY — Local projects to improve water quality in streams received a major boost from the state. The state Department of Environmental Conservation ...
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Local Sports, Sports
January 21, 2026
Q: Before the wild card round of the playoffs this year, in what year was the Bills' last road playoff win? A: 1992.
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Local Sports, Sports
January 21, 2026
Thursday, Jan. 22 CLV girls basketball vs Forestville, 6:30 p.m. Salamanca girls basketball at Falconer, 7:30 p.m. Randolph girls basketball at Portvi...
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Salamanca wrestlers compete at Dunkirk tourney
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
January 20, 2026
DUNKIRK — On Saturday, the Salamanca girls competed in the Dunkirk Girls Individual Tournament. The Lady Warriors had a strong showing, winning severa...
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Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
January 20, 2026
HOUGHTON — Following a two-week break for the holidays, the area’s indoor track and field teams returned to action Jan. 10 at the Section 6 Varsity Se...
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La Salle’s red-hot shooting sends Bonnies to fifth straight A-10 loss
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
January 18, 2026
ST. BONAVENTURE — The Bonnies’ (11-7, 0-5) early season A-10 nightmare continues. Coming into the game shooting 29.7% from three, ranked 338th out of ...
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Local News, News, Salamanca News
Jan 21, 2026
SALAMANCA — Auditions are coming up for “Mean Girls: The Musical,” produced by the Cattaraugus County Living Arts Association at the Ray Evans Seneca ...
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Langworthy bill designed to clarify jurisdiction on Seneca territory
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By JIM ECKSTROM Special to the Press 
Jan 20, 2026
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy has introduced legislation to address longstanding jurisdictional confusion regarding law enforcement coordination on and ar...
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Randolph gets $1M for sewer system upgrades
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Jan 20, 2026
RANDOLPH — The town of Randolph will receive $1 million in funding for ongoing sanitary sewer system improvements to modernize the town’s wastewater t...
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Franklinville’s Jordan named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Jan 19, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Maria Jordan, the daughter of Ryan and Jessica Jordan and...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Jan 16, 2026
SALAMANCA — Volunteers from the local Continuum of Care Planning Body will be conducting their annual “Point in Time” (PIT) homeless count in Cattarau...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Jan 14, 2026
Salamanca Police Dec. 27, 10 p.m., Christopher D. Williams, 46, of Salamanca, was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a moto...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Jan 07, 2026
Salamanca Police Dec. 23, no time provided, Bryan Acosta, 38, of Salamanca, was charged with second-degree burglary, a class C felony; third-degree co...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Dec 31, 2025
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office RANDOLPH — Sandra L. Sherlock, 45, of Randolph, was arrested at 2:25 p.m. Dec. 20 on a bench warrant issued out of...
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Post-apocalyptic horror ‘28 Years Later’ continues with ‘The Bone Temple’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
January 20, 2026
A sequel to a sequel, nearly 28 years in the making, coming not even 28 weeks after the previous installment, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” continues the zombie-like franchise by director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland. I say zombie-like because the monsters in these movies aren’t tec...
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Have faith in the sacred mysteries of ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
January 13, 2026
About halfway through “Wake Up Dead Man,” the new whodunit from writer/director Rian Johnson, renowned detective Benoit Blanc (played to perfection by...
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Photo Galleries
East Randolph hosts Memorial Day Parade
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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
January 22, 2026
More snowstorms The snowstorms this year seem relentless but, when I look back at my photos taken last year at this time, it looks very much the same....
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Opinion
January 15, 2026
Goodbye popcorn bucket For the past 15 years, every time I would go to the movies at the AMC (formerly the Carmike Cinemas) in Olean, I would bring wi...
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Opinion
January 15, 2026
My pug Pickles Pickles has always been a big boy. From early in his time in the litter, he grew faster than the rest, quickly becoming something bigge...
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Opinion
January 15, 2026
‘Do not disturb’ About six months ago, I started leaving my cellphone on at night when I go to bed because I want to be accessible for my family, in c...
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