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Walkable Olean IV work begins on South Union Street Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Work got underway on the $3.3 million Walkable Olean IV along South Union Street on Wednesday. A crew from Millennium Construction, Niagara Falls, removed the

DEC creates Blue Hill State Forest in Town of Yorkshire, first since ’63
By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — Cattaraugus County has a newly-designated state forest in the town of Yorkshire with access to Cattaraugus Creek. Sean Mahar, the interim director of the state

Panthers dominate Salamanca War Wolves, look toward bright future
By HUNTER O. LYLE SALAMANCA – After suffering a loss last week, the Portville boys soccer team was able to get back in the win column with a 10-1 dismantling win over Salamanca-Cattaraugus

Chuck Pollock: Why one bad loss doesn’t wreck a fast start by the Bills
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist, Wellsville Sun, Olean Star Let me get this straight. After two consecutive impressive victories over quality opposition, the Bills wiped all that

Sheriff’s Office announces County Fair bike raffle winners
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office announced winners of the boys and girls bicycles in the raffle held this year at the Cattaraugus County Fair. The winners of

Annual StrOlean festival on N. Union Street Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Strar OLEAN — StrOlean returns to Downtown Olean Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., with more than 70 arts and crafts and other vendors along the 100 block of

A poor kid from Washington D.C., Robinson is new council president
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Ward 6 Alderman Vernon Robinson Jr. has come a long way for a poor kid from the projects in South East Washington, D.C. On Tuesday,

Chief Luty’s squirrel adds to Olean’s Woodland in the City
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — There’s a new squirrel in Olean’s Woodland in the City line-up. Last Friday, a new squirrel dedicated to the late Police Chief Michale Luty was












