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Photo by Hunter O. Lyle The Lady Panthers celebrate after completing the season sweep of Falconer.

Regional Sports Round-up: Lady Owls earn another D9 finals appearance, Olean girls soccer bows out of postseason

October 26, 2024

BRADFORD, PA — As they chase their seventh consecutive District 9 Championship, the Bradford girls soccer team took a step towards the title with a 2-0 win over Clearfield. In

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Keynote speaker Jennifer D. Becker, MPH, told those attending the Lead Poisoning Education Conference that preventing lead poisoning is costly, but cost-effective.

Lead Poisoning Education Conference draws 100 to Seneca-Allegany Center

October 26, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — There is no safe threshold of lead exposure, but young children are being used as lead detectors, a presenter stated at the Lead Partnership’s second

Early voting starts Today, October 26; absentee, early voting by mail too

October 26, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections will offer nine days of early voting before Election Day starting Saturday, Oct. 26. There are two early voting sites —

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Eric Toegel of Millennium Construction holds onto the bucket of an excavator to smooth concrete at the mini-roundabout at East State and Barry streets Thursday.

Walkable Olean III mini-roundabout gets finishing touches, paving done

October 26, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Paving along East State Street’s Walkable Olean III project was completed on Wednesday. Millennium Construction of Niagara Falls put the finishing touches on

Yorkshire family members killed in early morning fire

September 6, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — New York State Police are investigating the cause of an early morning fire that claimed the lives of several members of a town

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Walkable Olean III construction continued Wednesday on East State Street in front of the Olean Municipal Building. Millennium Construction crews built curbs around the medians which will continue the floral themes in the downtown medians.

Crews gear up for Walkable Olean IV as East State project continues

September 6, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — As the East Street construction of Walkable Olean IIl continues, initial steps for construction on South Union Street are underway for Walkable Olean IV. Millennium

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The line of customers stretched to the outside of Cummins Cider Mill when the iconic store reopened Wednesday after being closed for the past six years. The parking lot was full and cars parked on both sides of Route 417.

Cummins Cider Mill in Portville reopens after closing 6 years ago

September 6, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald PORTVILLE — Lines stretched outside Cummins Cider Mill when it reopened Wednesday after a six-year hiatus. The parking lot in front of the iconic cider mill

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) A great blue heron sits on a tree near the shore of the Allegany River as mist rises from the water's surface Wednesday. The city of Olean did not receive any replies from its request for proposals for a stormwater study to prevent sewage overflows into the river.

No reply to request for proposals to study Olean sewage for proposals

September 5, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The city of Olean’s efforts to undertake a study to help prevent sewage overflows into the Allegheny River were dealt a temporary setback