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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

Aiello, Sherburne seeking GOP support in Olean mayoral primary
By RICK MILLER Olean Star With only a few days remaining before Olean’s Republican mayoral primary on Tuesday, both candidates are attending to last minute campaign details. Mayor Bill Aiello,

Four additions set for immortalization in Olean Athletics Wall of Fame
OLEAN — On June 21, Olean High School is set to see four more names of alumni immortalized during its annual OHS Wall of Fame induction ceremony. Paul Barber (1985),

Pollock: Stew Barber protected Jack Kemp’s blind side for the Bills, clashed with Knox and was bigger than life in Bradford
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist He wasn’t a super-big guy at least by current pro football standards … but Stew Barber was larger than life to me. After

It’s only a mini-camp for the Buffalo Bills, but good news on the James Cook and Joey Bosa front
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Bills’ fans found good reason from optimism this past week in the most innocuous of events … mandatory mini-camp. The most encouraging event












