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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

Pollck: Basketball loses a joking gem in Frank Layden
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist When I started at the Olean Times Herald in January of 1973, I knew Frank Layden to be the colorful men’s basketball coach

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Lizards, Hitmen settle for tie due to inclement weather
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca Lizards, falling behind the eight ball early, managed to pull themselves back into contention only for adverse weather to put a stop to their momentum.

NCAA Tournament expansion: The ultimate goal of money-hungry vultures
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com Greed is a disease and the world of college basketball is not immune. There is an extremely high possibility that for the first time since 2011,

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Oilers’ bats quiet in 3-0 defeat to Steamers
OLEAN, NY — Both the Olean Oilers and the Hornell Steamer had relatively quiet nights at the plate, tallying just six hits apiece. But it was what the latter did












