Cattaraugus County News

The number of Cattaraugus County residents testing positive for COVID-19 increased by two on Tuesday to 43 cases. More residents continue to be tested...

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, the governor’s designee to oversee the reopening of the Western New York region amidst the coronavirus pandemic, spent some tim...

In late February, before school closings and executive orders had been issued and before social distancing was a household phrase, Scott Payne was wat...

FRANKLINVILLE — Seasonal campers with self-contained recreational vehicles are now permitted in Cattaraugus County — under certain conditions. For the...

PENN YAN — Not enough has been done in the federal stimulus bills so far to help New York dairy farmers, Democratic congressional candidate Track Mitr...

A woman in her 30s from the northwest part of Cattaraugus County became the 37th COVID- 19 positive resident in the county on Thursday. It is an incre...

Following up on a proposed region-based approach to reopening the state’s economy, state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andy Goodell released a ...

A springtime hike searching for wildflowers after a cold winter and a rainy spring is rewarded — soon or later. For example, I hike a trail each sprin...

As Cattaraugus County health officials continue to ramp up coronavirus testing, a 36th county resident tested positive for COVID-19. That is up one fr...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said Tuesday he favors a direct payment to state and local governments in the next federal stimulus bill, but that it shouldn’t cov...

No new positive tests for COVID- 19 were announced by the Cattaraugus County Health Department on Monday. There were no changes from the 35 coronaviru...

GOWANDA — Mayor David Smith and his wife, Jill, will distribute thousands of dollars in gift cards Friday for local businesses hit hard by the coronav...

COVID-19 claimed the life of a second Cattaraugus County resident Friday, while two more positive cases brought the county total to 35. The latest dea...

For the past six weeks, relatives and friends of residents at the Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers in Olean and Machias have had to settle for...

LITTLE VALLEY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would sign an executive order directing county boards of elections to send out applications for absentee bal...

Two more Cattaraugus County residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, county health officials said. That makes 33 confirmed cases since the ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Jail inmates are pitching in to help produce face masks for corrections officers, deputies and first responders. Th...

Two more Cattaraugus County residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, county health officials said. That makes 33 confirmed cases since the ...