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Olean town residents opposed to 650-foot wind towers proposed for Olean-Allegany-Portville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Town of Olean residents expressed their concerns Tuesday over a proposed 95 megawatt wind farm with 24 turbines along mountain ridges in Olean, Allegany and

Aiello, Sherburne debate city issues in GOP mayoral primary
RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean mayoral candidates Bill Aiello and Amy B. Sherburne met in their first and only debate Wednesday, three days before the first votes in the

Draft FEMA floodplain omit dikes in calculating risks; 3400 Olean buildings affected
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Draft floodplain maps for the City of Olean issued last month by the Federal Emergency Management Agency show wide swaths of the city in a 100-year floodplain.

Langworthy announces grants for Olean, Wellsville airports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $33,250 to Olean Airport and $76,762 to the Wellsville Airport for designing a new gate and a
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Port Allegany, Bradford experience different sides of Week One blowouts
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – In the first glimpse of the post-Bienkowski-Bliss era, the Port Allegany football team picked up right where they left off, storming through the first week of

Hubbers drop 72 in season-opening rout over Otto-Eldred
Kisko, Dickerson lead charge for Smethport’s highest scoring affair in over 20 years By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – Head coach Ryan Yingling’s main goal for the Smethport

Mrs. Sherburne: Tear Down Those Chains
-Letter to the Editor- By: Al Bernstein, Olean, New York Earlier this week the Common Council voted to prohibit camping or sleeping in public places. There are arguments for and

Victoria Guite, Democratic challenger of Sen. Borrello, hold first town hall in Olean Thursday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Victoria Guite, a Genesee County Democrat running in the 57th Senate District, held her first town hall Thursday at the John Ash Center. Guite, an




