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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) This land along Old Route 17 west of Salamanca — part of the “Take Area” for the Allegheny Reservoir — may someday again be a place for Senecas to build homes and raise families. The Seneca Nation is seeking the return of lands between 1,340 and 1,365 food elevation.

Seneca president signs order to restore Kinzua ‘Take Area’

April 25, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star It has been more than 60 years since Seneca families were forcibly removed from their homes to make way for the waters backing up behind the Kinzua

(Photo submitted) Olean Food Pantry volunteers sort canned goods for distribution at the 8 Leo Moss Drive facility in Olean.

Federal cuts to Olean Food Pantry means less food for families

April 25, 2025

OLEAN — Olean Food Pantry (OFP) is sounding the alarm after federal funding cuts to food banks threaten to worsen hunger across Western New York. The nonprofit braces for an

Pollock: Let’s forget the mock drafts and concentrate on the priorities for the Buffalo Bills

April 25, 2025

Share: By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist (Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-art series previewing the draft for the Bills) You all have to be

Pollock: What do the Buffalo Bills do in Beane’s eighth draft?

April 25, 2025

Share: By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Writer (Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series) So, come Thursday night, it’s finally here. The 89th annual National

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Terrors’ quartet leads to redemption win over NoPo; Olean snaps losing streak with fourth-quarter comeback over Dunkirk

January 30, 2026

ULYSSES, PA – Traveling into enemy territory in search of redemption, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team avenged the only blemish on their North Tier League record, beating Northern Potter 59-41.