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Chapter Q, Gold Wing Road Riders Association had a busy May, according to member Pat Cole.

A soldier killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 58 on Thursday evening has been identified by coroner's officials as a New York resident.

The most recent six-month distribution of mortgage taxes of $518,118 to Cattaraugus County cities, villages and towns has been released by Legislature Finance Chairman Michael T. O'Brien, RPortville.

Going to watch a movie at a drive-in theater has long provided George Root with a temporary means to escape the world.

Recent columns about George "Gabby" Hayes, the famous Hollywood Western sidekick who was born and raised in the Wellsville area, have brought back memories for readers, including Marilyn Rice Piepho and Richard ...

RICK MILLER/Olean Times Herald Fire police direct traffic on Route 219 in Erie County around an accident scene near Hamburg Friday.

The Cattaraugus County Legislature has unanimously approved several pieces of Public Works legislation, including the four-year reappointment of Public Works Commissioner David J. Rivet at an annual salary of ...

Fees for advanced life support services provided by a city ambulance crew will double to $600 per trip following action taken Wednesday by the City Council.

Jacqueline Cole is running for the Frewsburg Central School District Board of Education. via The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Voters in the Portville Central School District will consider a 3.75 percent increase in property taxes when they vote Tuesday on a $15.6 million budget for 2008-09. School district Clerk Kathleen Elser said ... via Buffalo News

“I'm certain the economy has affected these properties”

Cattaraugus County on May 17 will auction off 75 parcels being sold for unpaid taxes, including 27 in the City of Olean. via Buffalo News

Is your cell phone just too darn complicated? Bring it down to the Cell Phone Forum at Portville Free Library, 2 N. Main St., at 10:30 a. m. Saturday and let Jason Gildner unlock its mysteries for you. via Buffalo News

EDUCATIONAL FORUM: Wendy Sanflippo, recycling educator from Chautauqua County Cornell Cooperative Extension, will be offering tips to set up a compost pile at 6:30 p. m. today at Portville Free Library, 2 North ... via Buffalo News

“We are to a point where we've narrowed down two finite pools of software products”

A software package to integrate Cattaraugus County's financial and human resource management functions could cost as much as $1.2 million or $1.3 million, legislators learned recently. via Buffalo News

Eleven people were arrested Monday across Cattaraugus County on a total of 60 felony and two misdemeanor charges connected to welfare fraud, county officials reported. via Buffalo News

“This will help you set up some management activities, so don't hesitate to call”

Volunteers from Allegany- Cattaraugus Master Forest Owners are offering free help to rural landowners interested in sustainable forest management. via Buffalo News

A Portville man was sentenced Monday in Cattaraugus County Court to serve up to three years in prison for a burglary last fall in Olean. via Buffalo News

“We find out what is new and what is coming”

From screw springs for Ray-Ban sunglasses to Lockheed Martin radar equipment the size of tractor-trailers, the scope of packaging solutions offered by OrCon Industries Corp. via Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

“It's been off to slow start, and we're into March where normally we're into full-time production”

Do you prefer your pancakes thin? Thick? Pocked with blueberries? Crunchy with coarsely ground grains? There are pancake recipes to please every taste, and this month promises the all-you-can-eat variety in ... via Buffalo News

There are two mayoral contests in the March 18 village elections in Cattaraugus County - in Ellicottville and in Franklinville. via Http