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Olean Common Council being asked to hire auditing firm to act as city auditor
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council will meet in special session Tuesday night to discuss hiring an accounting firm to oversee the City Auditor’s Department and the

Sr. Dymphna E. Aherne
November 3, 1939 – March 10, 2026 Born: Dympna Eunice Aherne on November 3, 1939 in Bronx, NY Died: March 10, 2026 at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, Allegany, NY Daughter of:

Allegany mayoral race is only contest in village elections Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Allegany is the only village in Cattaraugus County with a contested mayoral election in Wednesday’s voting. Former Allegany Police chief, DPW director village councilman Dominic

St. Bonaventure women’s basketball set to host Drexel in WNIT First Round
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The 2026 WNIT bracket has officially been announced and the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is set to host its first round matchup

Champions racking up ribbons at the Cattaraugus County Fair
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Sixteen-year-old Addyson Shawley of Randolph won Supreme Dairy Cow honors at the 183rd Cattaraugus County Fair this week. Athena, a two-year-old senior

New York rolls past PA in Big 30 Charities Classic, evens up all-time series
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA — For the first time in a decade, New York has gone back-to-back with wins over Pennsylvania in the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic.

West Clarksville to celebrate its sculptor celebrity, Eric Jones
By RICK MILLER Olean Star WEST CLARKSVILLE — It isn’t every day a community gets behind one of its own residents and helps promote his charity dedicated to making sick

4-H Market Animal Auction at County Fair on Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 4-H Market Animal Sale Saturday at the Cattaraugus County Fair is expected to raise more than $250,000 for 4-H owners. The auction begins












