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Revised city charter, approved last year, won’t be on the ballot in November as recommended
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been edited to reflect comments made by Mayor Amy B. Sherburne.) By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — You won’t find the Revised Olean City

City swimming pool survey complete, mayor says cost estimate increases to $1.7 million
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The estimate for repairs at the City of Olean’s swimming pool in War Veterans Park have climbed to about $1.7 million, $600,000 above the initial

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Portville, Falconer end in stalemate; Salamanca volleyball drops in five
FALCONER, NY – Seeing their early efforts be undone late, the Portville girl’s soccer team added their first tie of the season to their record, ending deadlocked with Falconer/CV/MG at

Olean comes up empty in rematch with Panthers
By HUNTER O. LYLElyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – A month after their initial meeting, the Olean and Portville volleyball teams circled back for a rematch, however, the sequel ended much like

Lady Hubbers drops season opener in three sets to Coudy
By HUNTER O. LYLE oleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – Looking to build upon their program through trial and error, the Smethport volleyball team began their 2025 campaign with a loss to

Minus Prince, Bradford aims to remain a D-9 powerhouse
Port United looks to build on breakout 2024 season By JP BUTLER Special to The Olean Star BRADFORD, PA — In seven years as both an assistant and head coach of
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca girls tennis, soccer split season openers; Port boys starting skid continues
FREWSBURG, NY – The Salamanca girls tennis team dropped their home opener, losing to the co-op of Frewsburg and Southwestern, 4-1. In the first singles, senior Emelia Prey fell in

Olean football looks to build on recent success behind veteran leadership
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Two seasons ago, the Olean football team finished just one game above the bottom of the Section 6 Class B3 standings, with a 2-6



