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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AMSOIL Championship Snocross
The twists, turns, power and thrills of professional snocross are roaring back into Salamanca. Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino will host the U.S. Air Force Snocross National on February 18th and 19th.
A Historical Pioneer Town is Reborn
Nestled in the hills of the Pennsylvania Wilds within McKean County, Smethport offers a glimpse of its pioneer past to visitors at the newly opened Old Town Smethport.
Skis, Snowshoes & Fat Bikes
Explore the woods and various points of interest at Allegany State Park by taking part in any one of their guided Snowshoe hikes, cross country tour or fat bike fun rides.
Meals on Wheels
A valid driver’s license, a vehicle, and an hour a week: that’s all someone needs to make a difference in their local community, according Cattaraugus County’s Meals on Wheels program.
Squirrel Appreciation Day
Although this date has been on each of its annual squirrel calendars they produce, Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce will (finally) recognize Friday, January 21, 2022 as National Squirrel Appreciation Day.
New Regional President
Eric Feldstein has been named M&T Bank Regional President of Western New York in addition to his role as Head of Business Banking, beginning in March of 2022.
New Scholarship Established
The Lee W. & Jeremie L. Swartz Pitt-Bradford Scholarship Fund will provide support for graduates of Olean High School or Archbishop Walsh Academy who continue their education at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
Next to Normal
Kicking off the 2022 season, a 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical about family and the impact of mental illness is coming to the Ray Evans Seneca Theater January 7-9th & 14-16th.
First Day Hike
Welcome in the new year with a First Day Hike at the Kinzua Bridge State Park, and then keep the fun going hiking or cross-country skiing on the Kinzua Valley Rail Trail in Westline, Pennsylvania.