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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

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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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Feb 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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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Feb 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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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Feb 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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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Feb 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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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Feb 12, 2026

Deserve, or earn In season 5 of "The Wire," after committing her latest homicide on behalf of Marlo and his west side crew, Snoop was forced to addres...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Feb 12, 2026

Liquid Death While watching Super Bowl LX Sunday night, one commercial caught my attention — Liquid Death, a brand of canned mountain water (still, sp...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Feb 05, 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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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Feb 05, 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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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Feb 05, 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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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Jan 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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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Jan 29, 2026

Sports gambling Earlier this month, La Salle University was mentioned in a point-shaving federal indictment, as two fixers, including Jalen Smith and ...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Jan 29, 2026

Replacing Phil Groundhog Day is coming up Monday, and if the critter doesn’t see his shadow, it traditionally means we’ll have an early spring. Accord...

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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Jan 22, 2026

Rock history Another week down, another time to look back at what happened in rock history Jan. 22, 1969 – The Beatles move their rehearsal setup from...

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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Jan 22, 2026

Bills fans Brandin Cooks got his hands on the ball, went to the ground, and came up without the football. The people of western New York endured anoth...

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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Jan 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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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Jan 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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Henry’s Pressing Issue

Jan 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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Deb’s Pressing Issue

Jan 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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Kellen’s Pressing Issue

Jan 08, 2026

Return of ‘The Pitt’ This Thursday, the second season of medical drama “The Pitt” premieres on HBO Max, continuing the story of Dr. Michael “Robby” Ro...

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is Invincible

Henry’s Pressing Issue

Jan 08, 2026

Invincible Mike Tomlin Coaching the most successful franchise in NFL history aside from Tom Brady, the expectations in Pittsburgh are always high, and...