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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Preparations underway for Snocross racing return this month
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
February 9, 2026
SALAMANCA — There’s been plenty of snowmaking in this area, and it hasn’t all happened on the hills of Ellicottville. Several gigantic mounds of snow ...
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West Valley announces 2nd quarter honor rolls
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February 9, 2026
WEST VALLEY — West Valley Central School Principal Rachel Mychajluk has announced the following students in grades 7-12 have been named to the honor r...
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Seneca casinos hosting career fair Feb. 17
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February 9, 2026
SALAMANCA — Seneca Resorts & Casinos is heating up the winter with hot opportunities for job seekers to be part of one of Western New York’s leading c...
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Randolph’s Smith named Youth of the Week
Featured
February 9, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Reagan Smith, the son of Raleigh and Tara Smith and a sen...
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Simmons II, Charles, Osasuyi lead injury depleted Bonnies to big road win
Local Sports, Sports, St. Bonaventure Athletics
By Henry Buchan 
February 9, 2026
OLEAN — Junior Buddy Simmons II scored 18 second half points, senior Cayden Charles had a career high scoring night, and freshman Andrew Osasuyi took over the game defensively on Saturday afternoon, leading the shorthanded Bonnies (14-10, 3-8) to a key win over Fordham (12-12, 3-8), 70-67. We’ve bee...
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Last week’s HS sports roundup
Local Sports, Sports
Henry Buchan 
February 8, 2026
Last Wednesday: HS WRESTLING BOYS: Falconer 54, Salamanca 21 SALAMANCA — Salamanca’s Kasen Hardy (285 pounds), Zayivious Hope (110) and Conner Seeley ...
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Local Sports, Sports
February 5, 2026
Q: Former Jets top three pick Sam Darnold will start in the Super Bowl this weekend. Before him, who was the last quarterback drafted by the Jets to s...
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Local Sports, Sports
February 4, 2026
Thursday, Feb. 5 CLV girls basketball vs. North Collins, 5:30 p.m. Ellicottville girls basketball vs. Pine Valley, 6 p.m. Salamanca girls basketball v...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Feb 06, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — All Department of Motor Vehicles sites in Cattaraugus County — Delevan, Little Valley and Olean — will be closed Feb. 13-17 for techno...
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Cattaraugus County health officials note spikes in flu, COVID in January
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
By BOB CLARK Special to the Press 
Feb 06, 2026
OLEAN — Local infectious diseases rose in January, county health officials reported Wednesday, Feb. 4. During the monthly Cattaraugus County Board of ...
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Salamanca H.S. announces 2nd quarter honor roll
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Feb 05, 2026
SALAMANCA — Principal Lloyd Long II announces the following Salamanca High School students have been named to the honor roll for the second marking pe...
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ACC Fund for Women grant application window open through March 20
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Feb 05, 2026
The Allegany-Cattaraugus-Chautauqua Fund for Women (ACC FFW) announces the opening of its grant application period for 2026. The grant application per...
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Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
Feb 05, 2026
GREAT VALLEY — The Great Valley Senior Group — including the towns of Great Valley, Salamanca, Ellicottville, Humphrey and Mansfield — will meet Wedne...
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Borrello announces bid for fourth full term in New York Senate
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
By JIM ECKSTROM Special to the Press 
Feb 05, 2026
State Sen. George Borrello officially announced Feb. 3 he is seeking re-election to represent the 57th District in the New York State Senate for a fou...
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Old Times Remembered for Feb. 5-11
Featured, Local News, News, ...
Feb 05, 2026
150 Years Feb. 10, 1876: (LITTLE VALLEY —) The Congregational Sunday School had arranged for a sleigh ride at Christmastime, but it was unavoidably po...
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Crime and Courts
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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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime, Featured, ...
Jan 28, 2026
Salamanca Police Jan. 20, 10:29 p.m., Brian M. Johnson, 39, of Salamanca, was arrested on three bench warrants issued out of Salamanca City Court. Joh...
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Legacy of Mel Brooks revisited in doc ‘The 99 Year Old Man!’
Lifestyle, Movie Review, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
January 27, 2026
Comedy legend Mel Brooks is sitting in his Los Angeles home with filmmaker Jud Apatow, recounting his life’s story in equal amounts of honest vulnerability and shielding humor. One minute, he’s talking about what it meant to be a Jew fighting the Nazis during World War II; the next minute, he’s shar...
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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
February 5, 2026
Super-sized supermarket It’s kind of crazy how big Walmart is. When the one in Olean expanded from the standard old design to the supercenter, its foo...
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Opinion
February 5, 2026
Super Bowl commercials The Super Bowl, the spectacle and everything that comes with it, is a long-standing American tradition. But one of life’s great...
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Opinion
February 5, 2026
Facebook chain letters One of my biggest pet peeves is the hoax messages I receive on my Facebook page that ask me to copy and paste them to pass them...
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Opinion
January 29, 2026
Oscar nominations History was made Thursday, Jan. 22, when Ryan Coogler’s period horror film “Sinners” received 16 nominations for the 98th Academy Aw...
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