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63 graduate from Cattaraugus-Little Valley
Featured
June 29, 2026
CATTARAUGUS — Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School awarded 63 students with graduation diplomas during commencement exercises held Friday. Board o...
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Ellicottville Central sees 46 graduate in Class of ’26
Featured
June 29, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — On Friday evening, Ellicottville Central School District hosted its 132nd commencement ceremony for 46 students adorned in maroon and ...
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Randolph graduates 58 in Class of 2026
Featured
By DEB EVERTS Press Reporter 
June 27, 2026
RANDOLPH — Fifty-eight members of the Randolph Central School Class of 2026 received their diplomas during commencement exercises Friday at the high s...
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Olean U-10 leans on strong pitching to beat Ellicottville
Local Sports, Sports
By Henry Buchan 
June 29, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — Greyson Finch and Colt Donnely combined to allow one earned run over six innings pitched, and Olean’s U-10 little league baseball team beat Ellicottville, 6-2 on Sunday. On offense, the Huskies strung together hits rather than chasing the long ball, and did enough to advance to the n...
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Local Sports, Sports
June 25, 2026
Q: Before this year, who was the Knicks' leading scorer in the finals the last time they won a championship (in 1973)? A: Bill Bradley, 18.6 points pe...
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Salamanca recognizes top student-athletes with annual awards
Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, Sports
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
June 19, 2026
SALAMANCA — Salamanca High School honored five student-athletes last week with its annual Warrior Pride and Athlete of the Year awards, recognizing th...
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Warriors’ Bradley named to All-League baseball first team
Baseball, Local Sports, Salamanca Sports, ...
McCormick wins sportsmanship award
By HENRY BUCHAN Sports Editor 
June 18, 2026
SALAMANCA — After a 9-12 season where the Salamanca Warriors finished 2-10 in CCAA Division I league play, multiple Warriors players received honors f...
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West Valley celebrates Class of 2026 at commencement
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Jun 27, 2026
WEST VALLEY — West Valley Central School honored its graduating Class of 2026 at commencement exercises held Friday. Annabelle Proseus delivered the v...
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Salamanca graduates 97 in Friday commencement
Featured, Local News, News, ...
By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Jun 27, 2026
SALAMANCA — The 140th annual commencement ceremonies at Salamanca High School Friday night saw the graduation of 97 seniors. The graduates — dressed i...
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Salamanca schools honor 9 retirees with 150-plus years of service
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By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
Jun 26, 2026
SALAMANCA — Nine staff members with 152 years of combined work at the Salamanca City Central School District were recently recognized for their years ...
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WVCA CARES supports Ashford Food Pantry through volunteer project
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Jun 25, 2026
WEST VALLEY — West Valley Cleanup Alliance (WVCA) recently helped improve the exterior of the Ashford Food Pantry. Through the WVCA CARES Program, emp...
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Prospect Elementary students recognized at June assembly
Local News, News, Salamanca News, ...
Jun 25, 2026
SALAMANCA — To close out the school year at Prospect Elementary School, several students were recognized for their mindfulness, leadership, care for t...
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Old Times Remembered for June 25 through July 1
Local News, News, Salamanca News
Jun 25, 2026
150 Years June 29, 1876: (SALAMANCA —) Ernest Oaks, a lad about ten years of age, had, like a great many other boys of his age, a peculiar desire to k...
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Out & About
Featured, Local News, News
Jun 24, 2026
To add an event, email the details to salamancapress@gmail.com. Include "Out & About" in email subject line. June 25 – Summer at the Stone House at Ca...
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Ellicottville names valedictorian, salutatorian of Class of ’26
Cattaraugus County News, Featured, Local News, ...
Jun 24, 2026
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Central School District announces that Skye Wood is valedictorian of the Class of 2026, while Jackson Kruszynski has...
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Crime and Courts
Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Featured, ...
Jun 24, 2026
Salamanca Police June 8, 6:49 a.m., Earl A. Knight, 28, of Salamanca, was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl...
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Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scams
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Featured, ...
By JIM ECKSTROM Special to the Press 
Jun 19, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office on June 18 issued warnings to  residents about two separate phone scams, including one in whic...
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Police Reports
Cattaraugus County News, Crime News, Featured, ...
Jun 17, 2026
Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office COLDSPRING — Richard W. Case, 55, of Little Valley, was charged at 6:46 p.m. June 8 with driving while intoxicated...
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Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ treads familiar, hopeful alien territory
Lifestyle, Movie Reviews
By By KELLEN M. QUIGLEY Managing Editor 
June 23, 2026
A favorite directorial trademark among film fans is the Spielberg oner — a medium-length shot of maybe 30 seconds to two minutes that tells a scene in one continuous take, something a lesser director would cut into four or five separate set-ups. Not only does this prove economically smart in the lon...
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East Randolph hosts Memorial Day Parade
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Salamanca Press 
May 27, 2025
Randolph and East Randolph alternately host their annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony. With this year being East Randolph’s turn, the parade route...
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Spots filling fast for 67th Allegany Nature Pilgrimage
Allegany State Park, Featured, Local News, ...
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
May 9, 2025
RED HOUSE — Enjoy a weekend learning about all things outdoors at the 67th Allegany Nature Pilgrimage, set to take place Friday, May 30 through Sunday...
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Ohi:yo’ Art Market a huge success at casino
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Salamanca Press 
May 5, 2025
The Seneca Allegany Event Center hosted the Ohi:yo’ Art Market on Saturday. Presented by the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center and Visit Seneca Nation, th...
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Opinion
June 25, 2026
Rock & Roll firsts In my desk at the office, I have a book of rock trivia that I like to thumb through from time to time. Earlier this week, I was fli...
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Opinion
June 25, 2026
Beauty in ugliness There are few things that capture the full sporting spectrum like a Scottish National Soccer Team game. You have the passion of dee...
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Opinion
June 25, 2026
Time to relax This is going to be a tough week for me. I have something going on every single day from a medical appointment and a meeting to a Bachel...
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Opinion
June 18, 2026
Passion for journalism If you turn to B-4 in this week’s Press, we are featuring two pages of The Warrior graduation section, the final products from ...
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