Olean News

John B. Sampson, director of the Cattaraugus County Veterans Service Agency, has announced his July schedule for meetings with veterans and their families to discuss benefits, health care and other concerns.

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - Countless hours of preparation and practice become policy Monday afternoon when four police agencies signed an Emergency Preparedness Law Enforcement Memorandum of Agreement at St.

Nine pending drug cases were presented Monday in Cattaraugus County Court with three defendants entering guilty pleas in their respective indictments.

An Olean man was charged with drunken driving after a two-car accident on Route 219 in the Town of Great Valley late Saturday.

City of Olean Democrats have authorized former Ward 6 alderman and registered Conservative Gary "Casey" Jones to circulate petitions to run on the Democratic ticket for alderman in the November election.

Frances Hills will tell you the secret to a long life is mowing your own lawn in the summer, shoveling snow from your sidewalk in winter and gardening for as long as your body will allow it.

State Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean, is urging Gov. David A. Paterson to request a federal disaster declaration for vineyard crops in the Lake Erie region - from Erie County, Pa., to Niagara County - that were damaged by frost on May 18.

Thomas Giufre has been elected president of the Syracuse Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants .

Local residents are eagerly awaiting the opening Sunday of Budwey's Marketplace at 2555 N. Main St., returning a grocery to the hamlet of Newfane.

Face-to-face meetings used to be the primary method of communication among machine builders, customers and suppliers.

New York Greens hold forum to educate about new drilling methods by Deyva Arthur, Green Party of New York State Green Pages http://gp.org/greenpages-blog/?p=1003 The Steuben Greens decided not to wait but to take a proactive approach to encroaching natural gas drilling.

JOHNSONBURG The store formerly known as Paper City Jubilee is undergoing a name change.

Millions of dollars in federal economic stimulus funds are being slated for transportation infrastructure improvement projects across Western New York.

Submitted by Deb Wuethrich on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 3:44pm. During my years as a writer, I have often written about my daughter, Michele, whom we lost at age 11 to Spinal Muscular Atrophy .

The Olean Common Council may take a closer look at the city's code restrictions against certain farm animals and make an exception for goats.

An Olean man was robbed at gunpoint of $15,000 in cash late Friday night at a gas station located at Crossman Avenue and Genesee Street, Ferry-Fillmore District police said.

The Cattaraugus County Health Department will begin cracking down on four spring-fed public water systems that are out of compliance with state regulations requiring filtration devices.

As they continue their annual ranking of area schools, Business First has found that the once volatile elementary school ratings have settled on a fairly consistent winner.

Rock City Park getaway : "For a trip back in time millions of years, you only have to take a few hour drive to Olean, New York.

Olean residents have not seen the downward economic spiral impacting many metropolitan areas, Mark Sabella, executive director of Neighbor- Works Home Resources.