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No Allegany Old Home Days this year; community day planned
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — There will be no Allegany Old Home Days next month, but the Allegany Fire Department is planning to hold a Community Day in August at

Potter Lumber Company to wind down operations
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Potter Lumber Company, a 115-year-old Allegany company located on the Five Mile Road, has announced the lumber mill will close in the coming months. The

Olean baseball sees mistakes ‘magnified’ in narrow loss to Dunkirk
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — As if the prospect of pulling out a result over a red-hot Dunkirk squad was not enough, the Olean baseball team had a literal

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Huskies fall to Wellsville; Salamanca baseball stumbles late
OLEAN, NY – Despite avoiding a shutout with a late score, the Olean softball team fell to 5-5 with a 4-1, six-inning loss at home to Wellsville. While the Lions

Mayor wants city code changes to be able to quickly address homeless encampments
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council discussed a proposed change in the City Code of Ordinances Tuesday to address camping, sleeping and encampments on public property. A

Beaver wins final Penn-York stop, McArdle earns Forrest MOG honors
OLEAN – The Penn York Junior Golf League’s 57th season came to an end last week at Bartlett Country Club. And in addition to the event’s major awards, the finale also

Gies challenges Langworthy to live debates across NY-23 as candidates wait for parade to start
EDEN — Aaron Gies, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, challenged incumbent Rep. Nick Langworthy to participate in additional live, in-person debates with voters across the

Paul Redfern chosen to lead SBU’s Marketing & Communications Office
ST. BONAVENTURE — Paul Redfern, a nationally respected higher education marketing and communications leader with more than 25 years’ experience at institutions in the Northeast, has been named chief marketing




