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Council hears complaints on sewage overflows, park noise complaints
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Two long-standing issues — sewage overflows into the Allegheny River and noise complaints at Franchot Park — were raised again during public comment sat the

County votes to abolish four DPW laborer positions by immediate resolution
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted Wednesday to abolish four full-time laborer II positions in the Public Works Department in return for backfilling four other DPW

Five candidates seeking 3 seats on Olean Board of Education
By RICK MILLER OLEAN — Personal safety, high student absenteeism and low math and English test scores highlighted comments by Olean City School District Board of Education candidates last week. There are

Two troopers are stabbed in incident at Crosby’s in Bolivar
By RICK MILLER Olean Star BOLIVAR — Two New York State troopers were stabbed Saturday afternoon while trying to subdue an unidentified woman outside Crosby’s store and gas station in

Olean baseball shakes off late scare, walks off Southwestern in ‘complete team game’
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Prior to his last at-bat of the game, Olean’s Caine DeGolier was called over for a quick meeting with head coach Les DeGolier. With

Late collapse spoils Terrors’ slugfest with Gators, tallies ninth loss
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ELDRED, PA – For four innings, the Terrors and Gators were deadlocked. Hit-for-hit, run-for-run, the Otto-Eldred and Port Allegany baseball teams were locked in a

Aldermen approve $31.1 million combined city budget, sewer, water funds; 5.75% tax rate hike
By RICK MILLER Olean Star After a marathon Finance Committee meeting Tuesday night, the Olean Common Council voted unanimously to approve an amended 2026-27 city budget with a 5.75% tax

Portville baseball snaps three-game losing streak with six-inning mercy over CLV
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — After having dropped each of its last three games, the Portville baseball team bounced back with an 11-1, six-inning victory over Cattaraugus-Little Valley on












