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Betty Jane Besok Walters MAYVILLE — Betty Jane Besok Walters, 93, of Mayville, formerly of Olean, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, April 25, 2021. She was born October 23, 1927, in Olean, N.Y., the daughter of the late John J. and Helen Reese Besok. Betty graduated from Olean High School in 1945. She had worked for New York Telephone Company in Olean as an operator; retiring as a clerk in their engineering department. She also had a ceramic shop for many years and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting, (donating many baby and children items to the local hospitals.) She enjoyed...

US School Violence Fast Facts Here is a list of incidents of elementary, middle and high school violence with at least one fatality, from 1927 to the present. Suicides, gang-related incidents and deaths resulting from domestic conflicts are not included. If a perpetrator was killed or died by suicide during the incident, their death is not included in the fatality totals. Because there is no central database tracking school violence incidents, this list is based primarily on media reports and may not be complete or representative of all incidents. US Timeline (selected only) March 1, 2021 –...

May 18, 2018 – Santa Fe High School – Santa Fe, Texas. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, allegedly opens fire killing 10 and injuring 13. Pagourtzis is arrested and charged with capital murder and aggravated assault of a public servant. In November 2019, he is declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. January 23, 2018 – Marshall County High School – Benton, Kentucky. Gabriel R. Parker, 15, allegedly opens fire killing two and injuring 18 others. The suspect is arrested at the scene and later charged with two counts of murder and 14 counts of first degree assault. December 7, 2017 – Azte...

The result was an overnight hit she couldn’t have expected. Federowicz, a senior at Olean High School, recorded a minute-long song, rapping about her favorite team. Decked out in a Josh Allen No. 17 jersey, with an impressively fast delivery she rapped lines like “I warned you in April we were coming different/Allen-Diggs 2020, yeah we feelin’ significant” and “I told you Belichick couldn’t do it alone/AFC East champs, baby, give us the throne.” It caught on with the Buffalo fanbase online — the passionate Bills Mafia — and even drew some reactions...

COVID-19 rocks region Historically, the Times Herald polls staff on the top 10 stories of the year to compile the list. This year, however, the poll only included places 2 through 10, as there was no question to what the top story of the year would be — the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2, better known as COVID-19 or coronavirus, was first reported in China in December 2019. The first local mention of the disease was published in the Times Herald on Jan. 27, with health officials reporting they were trying to prepare for the disease if it came to the area. It was not a case of if, but when...