Featured News
Railbiking May Offer Cattaraugus County A New Outdoor "Vibe"
The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency is looking into leasing a few miles of its unused railroad line to Revolution Rail.
Penguin Paddle
Get your garbage bag and get ready: the Penguin Paddle is returning for a full day of in-person fun to Yodeler hill at Holiday Valley on Saturday, February 26th!
Winter Music Jam
Ellicottville’s Winter Music Jam, set for Feb. 18-20th, will feature three days of indoor live music in all the hot spots, complementing the list of outdoor fun you’ll have in our active ski town.
Springville Ski & Snowboard
Located on Rt. 219, Springville Ski & Snowboard offers adults & children economically priced, nearly-new fleets of rental skis/snowboards, helmets & other basic necessities to hit the slopes.
Village Planning Board Sets Public Hearing on Updated Site Plan
A public hearing is scheduled for 5:30pm on March 8 to air plan modifications for a single-family home at 8 Fillmore Drive.
Rotary Club of Ellicottville Assists Local Food Pantry With Facility Storage Improvements
Working with the Ellicottville Food Bank for over 10 years, the Rotary Club has provided financial support and various donation drives, and this year took a further step to help this great local organization.
VanDyke Agency Opens Olean Location
Timing is everything: For Todd & Ciji VanDyke, perfect timing is what transformed a seemingly impossible pre-pandemic dream for their real estate agency into a reality just a couple of weeks ago.
Village of Allegany Receives Skatepark Grant
The Allegany River Skatepark group have been awarded a grant of $300,000 from The Skatepark Project for the construction of a permanent skatepark in the Village of Allegany.
World-Class Animation
Since Fall 2021, school districts in the Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES region have been seeing world-class animations come to life in their school hallways.
Master Gardener Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties have partnered together to bolster the Master Gardener Volunteer program in each of our counties.
Wing Crawl For A Cause
GOACC and the Olean Sports and Social Club hosted the Wing Crawl back in early November. Similar to the taco crawl held in June, a winner was chosen on who had the best wing / best taco.
Hydration During the Winter
Typically, we know to hydrate when we exercise and when it’s hot outside. But did you know that hydration is just as important during the winter months?
Disc Golf For All Ages
The Twin Tiers Disc Golf Association is gearing up fundraising efforts for a 9-hole disc golf course that is designed with youth and novice players in mind.
Employee Scholarship
For some 60 years, the Dresser-Rand Employees Scholarship has provided scholarship awards for the children of Olean-based Dresser-Rand employees to pursue a post-secondary education.
County Promotes Public Recreation on Area Trails
On January 20, 2022, EDPT and Barton & Loguidice representatives announced the launch of the Catt. County Trail Map Viewer, designed to help promote the trail systems found throughout the County.
Town Planning Board
The Board met in person Jan. 24th for the first 2022 session. Owners Melanie & Michael Korzeniewski under the business of Winkorz LLC, of East Otto, hope to operate Ashford Junction Depot Thurs-Sun.
Frosty Fest is a sNOw-Go
With weather forecasts calling for multiple inches of snow and below freezing temps for this weekend, the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce called the event Wednesday afternoon.
The Tour is Back in Town!
Competition in skiing runs high. One athlete goes big, the next wants to go bigger. With this mentality sensationalized in the media, the Tell a Friend Tour takes a different look at the amazing sport of freeskiing.
Frosty Fest
With the holidays long gone and spring still far away, February can feel like a bleak month. However, a new event in Olean promises to infuse some fun into the beginning of the month.
TimberHut Cabin Company Seeks Artist
One of the largest forms of public-facing art, murals are unique expressions of the culture, place, and time in which they were created. Each one tells a story and draws in visitors who want to experience that story.