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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

League-leading Lady Panthers sweep Otto-Eldred with consistency at the plate
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Facing the best team in the North Tier League for the second time in as many days, the Otto-Eldred softball team

Installation has begun on Olean’s splash pad in War Veterans Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The City of Olean’s splash pad at War Veterans Park is finally taking shape. The contractor began installing components of the splash park on the
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Owls start long week with loss to ECC; Salamanca, Portville rallies come up short
ST. MARYS, PA – Starting their four-day-four-game week on the road, self-inflicted wounds amounted to the Bradford softball team’s ninth loss of the season as they dropped to Elk County

Miles does it all for Olean in six-inning shutout over Fredonia
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Olean baseball head coach Les DeGolier described Austin Miles as the heartbeat of the team. In an 11-0, six-inning mercy rule win over Fredonia,












