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Eight fire departments participate in Allegany Old Home Days water fights Thursday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Teams from eight area volunteer fire departments competed Thursday in water fights at Allegany Old Home Days. Starting at 6 p.m.,19 different teams

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Oilers lose fifth straight following slow start against Auburn
AUBURN, NY – Seeing the Auburn Doubledays for the second time this summer, the Olean Oilers were unable to redeem their previous loss, falling 6-4 amidst their worst stretch of

Allegany Old Home Days is back with midway with after a one-year hiatus
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany Old Home Days returned to Fireman’s Park Wednesday for a four-night run. Knox Great American Midway is providing amusement rides, games of

Siting Board refuses Alle-Catt request to ease limits on nighttime noise from wind turbines
By RICK MILLER Olean Star (Story has been updated with a comment from Alle-Catt Wind Energy) Residents in northern Cattaraugus and Allegany counties living near sites where wind turbines are

Lady Terrors keep on rolling with 29-point win over Oswayo Valley
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Continuing to wrestle their regular season schedule into submission, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team tagged an ninth consecutive win onto their

Following its first A10 win, St. Bonaventure looks to topple No. 24 Saint Louis
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After a troubling stretch to start the Atlantic 10 portion of its season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is off and running

Andreano pleads not guilty to charges stemming from incident with student at school
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean High School Principal Jefrrey Andreano was arraigned in Olean City Court Wednesday on charges of harassment, a violation, and endangering the welfare of a

Aldermen express concern over timeline of Olean levee reaccreditation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean aldermen expressed concern Tuesday over the timeline for reaccrediting the city’s levee protection system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued draft flood




