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Continuing to climb the ranks in Albany, State Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, has been appointed Senate majority Finance Committee chair. Young said s...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved 40 resolutions at Wednesday’s reorganization meeting, including some rules changes. It was the f...

SPRINGVILLE — Randolph Central School Superintendent Kimberly Moritz has been named superintendent at Springville-Griffith Institute (SGI) following a...

LITTLE VALLEY – After 21 years as director and nearly three decades of involvement, Gretchen Taft retired from the Little Valley Memorial Library on D...

OLEAN — A local band slated to represent Western New York later this month at the 32nd annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn., announc...

LITTLE VALLEY — A reduced-size Cattaraugus County Legislature will start the new year on Wednesday. Seventeen legislators — down from 21 — will take t...

LITTLE VALLEY — Alan Bernstein of Olean was sworn in Monday as the new Cattaraugus City clerk, succeeding James K. Griffith of Salamanca, who held the...

ELLICOTTVILLE — With a passion for art and the dream to open her own art gallery, Emily Lord Hettrick has made her wish a reality by opening Gallery 1...

SALAMANCA — If only the Salamanca girls’ basketball team could bottle its second and fourth quarters Monday night. The Warriors (1-7) had another roug...

SALAMANCA — Due to an unforeseen scheduling difficulty, Randy Houser has canceled his Jan. 30 performance at Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino. Refund...

ELLICOTTVILLE — More than 120 ski/snowboard resorts across the country will host a Guinness Book of World Records event in pursuit the record for the ...

OLEAN — During her career serving the community, Joann McAndrew has help meet literacy needs, address mental health issues and — most recently — tackl...

QUAKER RUN — Lack of snow didn’t stop the fun at Winter Camp 2015, where children experienced a three-day overnight excursion at Camp Turner in the Qu...

ALBANY — The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) announced last week that 12 organizations will receive fundin...

SALAMANCA — Police are seeking information regarding an alleged robbery that took place at the Rite Aid pharmacy on Broad Street at 5:54 p.m. Thursday...

OLEAN — Sophia Rose Babb, daughter to Brittany Backhaus and Ronnie Babb of Olean, was the first baby born at Olean General Hospital in 2016. She was b...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center have rolled out a new, cloud-based remote interpretation service that allows...

SALAMANCA — Guests visiting Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino are now enjoying a new dimension of comfort not found on any other gaming floor in the c...