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Tornado damages homes in Great Valley last week
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — No serious injuries or deaths were reported after an apparent tornado touched down in the town of Great Valley early last week, damaging homes

More than 400 protest at “No Kings” demonstration in Olean
By RICK MILLER Olean Star More than 300 people participated in the No Kings in America march in Olean Saturday afternoon, walking from Delaware Park Centre to Lincoln Park, where their numbers

Chuck Wagon ‘Cowboy’ on permanent display at Olean Point Museum
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — After more than 60 years in one location, the Chuck Wagon cowboy is moving to a permanent home. When the opportunity arose to make the

Revised Olean tax bills, refunds are mailed out
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Revised 2025-26 Olean city tax bills are in the mail, Mayor Bill Aiello announced Thursday. When the budget was approved in April, the amount of

New company to oversee Phase 1B cleanup of West Valley Demonstration Project
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Earlier this year, after three years of painstaking demolition, the five story Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project was

Staunch defensive effort sees Portville girls soccer shutout Southwestern
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — Entering its game against Southwestern, the Portville girls soccer team was looking to secure its third consecutive win after tying and losing a game
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca girl’s soccer scores nine unanswered; Lady Terrors, Huskies sweep volleyball Wednesday
GOWANDA, NY – Led by Ellouise Brown’s hat trick, the Salamanca girl’s soccer team found their fifth win of the game as they overwhelmed Pine Valley/Gowanda, coming out with a

Running on single independent line, Aiello faces uphill re-election bid with Lincoln Party
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Over the weekend, Mayor Bill Aiello formally announced his re-election campaign on the Lincoln Party line. The three-term mayor was defeated in the Republican primary












