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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.

Bona men’s basketball to hold public practice, Q&A at Toronto’s Humber College
TORONTO, ON — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has officially announced that it will head into Canada on Oct. 5 to host a public practice and Q&A at Toronto’s

Welcome back, Poyer for the Buffalo Bills as the 16-player practice squad is filled
Share: By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The Bills filled their 16-player practice squad Wednesday afternoon and 15 of them are former Buffalo players, albeit one of those

Tessena leads Owls XC at Lock Haven
LOCK HAVEN, PA – Taking to Lock Haven University for the annual Bear Mountain River Run, Kaden Tessena once again led the Bradford boy’s track and field team as they

Great Lakes Cheese identified as source of Ischua Creek fish kill
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday identified the Great Lakes Cheese facility north of Franklinville as the source of an organic discharge blamed