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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Lon Myers stands with his wife Becky Wednesday as they prepare for the 66th annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage in Allegany State Park this weekend. He is director of this Year’s pilgrimage.

More than 700 expected this weekend at 66th annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage

May 29, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star RED HOUSE — More than 700 nature enthusiasts are expected to attend this weekend’s 66th annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage in Allegany State Park. It is

(City of Olean) Degawenodas, a Seneca Indian and founder of Defend Ohi:yo’ to protect the Allegheny River, asked Olean aldermen Tuesday what plans they had to prevent future sewage discharges into the river.

Seneca asks Olean Council its plans to stop future Allegheny discharges

May 28, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A member of the Seneca Nation and founder of Defend Ohi:yo’ asked Olean aldermen what they were prepared to do to prevent future

Connecting Communities in Action, Salamanca, New York

May 28, 2024

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC MEETING TO FILL COMMUNITY SECTOR OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS CCA helps build resilient communities by helping people achieve economic, physical, and emotional security. The Board of

(Daniella Langianese/Star News Photo) Commander Don Langley of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 212 of Bradford, spoke about honoring and remembering all those lost to wars, both foreign and domestic, during a Memorial Service under sunny skies on Sunday morning in Willow Dale Cemetery in Bradford.

McKean Co. celebrates a Memorial Day rich in original purpose

May 28, 2024

By DANIELLA LANGIANESE Star Staff Reporter dani@bradfordstar.com Today Bradford celebrated somber Memorial Day services in honor of our fallen soldiers. Due to impending storm predictions from the National Weather Service,

Pollock prediction: Plenty of familiarity between Bills and Jaguars in Monday Night Football matchup

September 23, 2024

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Talk about familiarity. When the Bills and Jaguars meet at Highmark Stadium in the first of two Monday Night

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Demonstrators march down Wickham Road in Zoar Valley Saturday, where trees along the road in the town of Otto have been marked for cutting as part of a plan by state DEC and Audubon officials to clear-cut hundreds of acres to improve bird habitat.

Zoar Valley demonstrators want logging plan reversed

September 23, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OTTO — More than 50 people participated in a protest Saturday at a state forest in the town of Otto that is part of a proposed state

J.C. Seneca wins Seneca party 2024 nomination for president

September 23, 2024

Seneca businessman J.C. Seneca won the Seneca Party nomination for Seneca Nation president Friday by a nearly 2-to-1 margin over Seneca Nation Treasurer and former president Matthew Pagels. Current Seneca

Photo by Hunter O. Lyle Olean’s Austin Miles wraps up Lewiston Porter’s Jackson Courts during the Huskies’ 29-7 win on Friday.

Huskies scorch Lewiston-Porter for 29-7 Homecoming weekend win

September 21, 2024

By HUNTER O. LYLE Olean Star OLEAN – As they filtered through the tunnel out of Bradner Stadium, the Olean High School student section had plenty to celebrate. Not only were they about