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Two Olean icons’ Hometown Heroes banners fly outside Municipal Building
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bev Bennett passed by the Olean Municipal Building recently and saw her father’s Hometown Heroes banner on a light pole outside the entrance

Construction begins on $300,000 Allegany Skate Park in village park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Construction of the Allegany Skate Park has begun in the village’s Allegany River Park on East Union Street. Grindline Skateparks of Washington State

Kill Buck ‘Flag House’ is a tribute to veterans
BY: Rick Miller KILL BUCK — The Kill Buck Flag House is ready for Memorial Day. Alan Robison started placing hundreds of small American flags on the front lawn of

Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton is building connections for mental health services across rural America
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ST. BONAVENTURE — Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton of Mayville in Chautauqua County is building connections for mental health services across rural America.

Connecting Communities in Action hold public hearing to fill Board of Directors
SALAMANCA – The Board of Directors of Connecting Communities in Action is looking for residents of the community to join the Community Sector of the Board. The Community Sector must

Bradford City Council approves hiring at Police and Fire Departments; tennis and pickleball courts coming to Callahan Park
On Tuesday, May 28, the Bradford City Council met and approved hiring multiple first responders and additional funding for painting at the Callahan Park tennis/ pickleball courts. Colby Keane, a

Allegany-Limestone’s Nolder, Olean’s Lozynska Claim Firsts at Section 6 State Qualifier
By JoEllen Wankel news@bradfordstar.com ALDEN, NY — Allegany-Limestone’s Joshua Nolder and Olean’s Viktoriia Lozynska took home firsts from the Section VI State Qualifier held in Alden Friday and Saturday. Nolder

Langworthy touts House Farm Bill at visit to Mansfield dairy farm Friday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star MANSFIELD — U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy visited the Telaak Family Farm in Mansfield Friday to promote the 2024 Farm Bill, a $1.5 trillion package of