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Cattaraugus County DA announces May grand jury indictments
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
June 3, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during May, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Tuesday, June ...
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Salamanca Summer Fest returns July 11 with more activities
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By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
June 3, 2026
SALAMANCA — Main Street will be filled with fun activities for all ages July 11 when Salamanca’s 5th annual Summer Fest returns. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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Police Reports
Featured
June 3, 2026
Salamanca man charged following stabbing in city SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was remanded to Cattaraugus County Jail following a stabbing in the city....
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Fillmore baseball bests Ellicottville behind fast start, advances to the state quarters
Baseball, High School, Local Sports, ...
By By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
June 3, 2026
HAMBURG — Fillmore jumped on Ellicottville early offensively last Tuesday night, June 2, and didn’t let the Eagles back in the game in a 9-4 regional playoff win. “That's been the storyline for us a lot this year,” said Fillmore coach Kaiden Bowers. “We try to come out aggressive right away and put ...
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Eagles shut out Maple Grove for first title since ‘02
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
May 31, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Ellicottville baseball team scored a run from the bottom of its batting order, then Rylan Benjamin and the Eagles’ defense made it sta...
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Oilers drop home opener to Tarp Skunks, 14-6
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
May 31, 2026
OLEAN - The Olean Oilers (0-2) fell behind early and couldn’t hold off the Jamestown Tarp Skunks (2-0) late, falling 14-6 in their home opener on Satu...
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Local & Social
More Local News
Local News, News, Salamanca News
Jun 02, 2026
SALAMANCA — The next meeting of the Salamanca Garden Club will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Riverside Chapel, 134 Broad St. Parking and entrance is behi...
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Salamanca among area schools to receive increased state funding
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Jun 02, 2026
SALAMANCA — Public school districts across New York state will share in an increase of $1 billion in Foundation Aid, making for the highest level of t...
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Downtown mural highlights best attractions of Little Valley
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
Jun 02, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — People passing through downtown Little Valley are now greeted with a beautiful mural representing some of the best attractions in the ...
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Salamanca OM’ers finish 4th at World Finals
Featured, Local News, News, ...
Jun 01, 2026
SALAMANCA — The Salamanca High School Odyssey of the Mind team achieved an extraordinary accomplishment this season, earning fourth place out of 44 te...
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Randolph’s Shawley named Youth of the Week
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
Jun 01, 2026
The Cattaraugus County Youth Bureau announces that this week’s featured Youth of the Week is Olivia Shawley, a senior at Randolph Central School and t...
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Primary early voting hours, ballots set for June 23
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News, ...
May 29, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — Early primary voting begins in about two weeks, local elections officials reported. Early voting begins June 13 statewide for the June...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Local News, ...
May 27, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office COLDSPRING — Kevin M. Stafford Jr., 34, of Great Valley, was charged at 8:07 p.m. May 21 with aggravated family of...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Local News, ...
May 20, 2026
Salamanca Police May 6, 10:19 p.m., Cameron A. Bray, 32, of Salamanca, was arrested on a bench warrant. Bray was remanded to Cattaraugus County Jail. ...
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Untold WWII story ‘Pressure’ an intimate, riveting thriller
Lifestyle, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
June 2, 2026
It’s been over 80 years since World War II came to an end, and we’re still finding new and different stories about it to tell. Stories about unknown heroes — or at least unknown to the general masses — that illustrate how many different ways the war was being fought. In the opening sequence of Steve...
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Ritchie returns with familiar crime romp ‘In the Grey’
Lifestyle, Movie Reviews
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
May 19, 2026
There are two types of Guy Ritchie movies. Well, three if you count the big-budget studio slop of the “Aladdin” live-action remake and “King Arthur” r...
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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
May 28, 2026
San Antonio Spurs I don’t think the San Antonio Spurs should be allowed to win the NBA championship. There, I said it. The last 40 years of Spurs hist...
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Opinion
May 28, 2026
In Sympathy Unfortunately, I’ve been mailing out a lot of sympathy cards lately. Maybe sending a physical card is an old-fashioned gesture, but growin...
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Opinion
May 28, 2026
Exercise self-awareness When taking driver’s ed in high school, I remember the instructor saying driving is primarily about situational awareness. But...
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Opinion
May 21, 2026
Dreams Dreams are weird, but for some people more so than others. I’ve had friends and family tell me about dreams where they can fly, where they tran...
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