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Dozens of American Chestnut trees highlight Olean Woods Walk Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Jim Brady opened the gates of his 100-acre woodlot in the town of Olean Saturday to more than 60 people interested in seeing
Pollock: Bills’ one-sided loss to the Ravens came down to one fateful play
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Football coaches like to point out that of the 100+ plays in a game “four or five end up

Franklinville town and village celebrate Bicentennial, Sesquicentennial birthdays
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — The Town of Franklinville recently celebrated its Bicentennial and the Village of Franklinville marked its Sesquicentennial. The joint event was hosted Sunday, Sept.

Fundraiser for victims of last week’s fatal crash in Clarksville is online
Together for Terry and Mary: A Community’s Love Friday September 27th, a tragedy struck our community! Unfortunately one of our own families got that heartbreaking phone call. Mary and Terry

Feds arrest Theodore “Teddy Tickles” Coffie with a handgun and 20 grams of crack cocaine in Olean
OLEAN — Theodore Coffie A.K.A. “Teddy Tickles,” age 54 was arrested yesterday by the Olean Police Criminal investigation Unit and Street Crimes Unit at the intersection of Putnam St. and

Kwiatkowski lifts Gators to finals with win revenge win over Eden
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BUFFALO, NY – Behind Carson Kwiatkowski’s 37 points, the Allegany-Limestone boys’ basketball team was able to earn redemption as well as a shot at the

Cattaraugus County’s vaccination rate for measles lowest in Western New York
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — As the number of measles cases continue to rise in Texas — including one death — Cattaraugus County reports a 74% vaccination rate for measles,

Demonstrators gather outside Langworthy office in Olean, following Ukraine policy change, DOGE Cuts
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — About a dozen area residents demonstrated outside Rep. Nick Langworthy’s Olean office Tuesday, protesting his support of Elon Musk’s employee and budget cuts and President’s












