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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.

Friday Roundup: Olean girls, Portville boys downed by B-R; Keane carries Lady Owls
PORTVILLE — While the Portville boys basketball team may have out-scored the visiting Bolivar-Richburg in the second half, it was unable to overcome the deficit it found itself in at halftime,

Bona men’s hoops to embrace defensive identity in Niagara clash
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has the opportunity to complete a season sweep of its Big 4 rivals this season as they

Bona women eye productive start, defensive dominance against Robert Morris
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is heading into its final non-conference game of the season with the chance to carry momentum into

Aiello: City not ignoring sewage overflows into river
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello on Thursday detailed steps the city has taken to stem sewage overflows into the Allegheny River after speakers pressed aldermen to show












