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Olean town residents opposed to 650-foot wind towers proposed for Olean-Allegany-Portville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Town of Olean residents expressed their concerns Tuesday over a proposed 95 megawatt wind farm with 24 turbines along mountain ridges in Olean, Allegany and

Aiello, Sherburne debate city issues in GOP mayoral primary
RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean mayoral candidates Bill Aiello and Amy B. Sherburne met in their first and only debate Wednesday, three days before the first votes in the

Draft FEMA floodplain omit dikes in calculating risks; 3400 Olean buildings affected
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Draft floodplain maps for the City of Olean issued last month by the Federal Emergency Management Agency show wide swaths of the city in a 100-year floodplain.

Langworthy announces grants for Olean, Wellsville airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $33,250 to Olean Airport and $76,762 to the Wellsville Airport for designing a new gate and a

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Otto-Eldred cruises to sixth NTL win; DeFazio’s 20-points lifts Portville to 2-0 in league play
COUDERSPORT, PA – Led by a trio of Lady Terrors, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team dominated their way to a sixth North Tier League win of the season, beating Coudersport

Offensive hesitancy bogs down Huskies in loss to Southwestern
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Less than a week ago the Olean boys basketball team was flying high, riding a four-game win streak that included wins over CCAA Div.

Bradford returns to the win column with rugged win over Wolves
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Playing their third game in four days, the Bradford boy’s basketball team snapped their short losing skid with a 36-25 knock-down-drag-out win

No surprises at Cattaraugus County Legislature’s reorganization meeting
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — There were no surprises Wednesday as Cattaraugus County lawmakers held their reorganizaion meeting to get ready for the new year. Republicans hold












