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Borrello calls 2026 state legislative session one of the least productive in years
By RICK MILLER Olean Star State Sen. George Borrello said last week that the 2026 legislative session was one of the least productive in years. “Each year it gets worse,”

County primary voter turnout low in 23rd District Congressional District race between Gies, Stocker
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early voting in Cattaraugus County that started on Saturday is going slow. As of mid-day Tuesday, 114 people had voted, according to the Board of

Seventy attend Sunday’s ‘No Kings’ protest at Olean’s Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star About 70 people attended a No Kings protest along East State Street at Olean’s Lincoln Park Sunday afternoon. Organized by the local group Voices of

Blakeman, GOP candidate for governor, promises to cut utility costs in half for New Yorkers
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman said in Olean Friday that New York’s utility rates are too high and if elected he would cut

Against a familiar face, Haas earns second Men’s Am Championship
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Returning to the finals after a year hiatus, Corey Haas solidified his name among the elite as he hoisted the Southwestern New

Diamond Dawgs bring home National Championship
OCEAN CITY, MD – Facing a field of nearly 50 other teams from across the East Coast, the Wellsville Diamond Dawgs 16U travel softball team beat out the odds, pulling

Swanson eliminated in second day of Men’s Am
OLEAN, NY — After coming out strong in the first day of the Southwestern New York-Northwestern Pennsylvania Men’s Amateur tournament, top-seeded Darien Swanson was unable to complete his goal of

Pollock: ‘Hard Knocks’ debut was a disappointment; Injuries piling up for the Buffalo Bills
Share: by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist I’m sure the TV numbers will be impressive, even for HBO, but in my mind, the first edition of “Hard Knocks,” Bills’











