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Olean Swift Water team, others respond to call for Pennsylvania flooding
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Members of the Olean Fire Department’s Swift Water Team were dispatched with a rescue boat Friday to Westfield, Pa., and Knoxville, Pa, where flooding

Olean alderman vote to create Homelessness Task Force
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday to establish a city Homelessness Task Force. Common Council President John Crawford, D-Ward 5, initiated the resolution authorizing Mayor

Cattaraugus County Democrats nominate DJ Whitmore for sheriff
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County Democrats have joined Republicans in nominating a candidate in the special election to succeed retired Sheriff Timothy S. Whitcomb. On Sunday, the Cattaraugus County

Langworthy sees a ‘sprint to finish’ in new race between Harris, Trump
By RICK MILLER Olean Star President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his re-election bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris have brought presidential politics back to square one, U.S. Rep.

Owls eliminated in Class 4A semis by stall-centric St. Marys
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In a rematch of last year’s District 9 Class 4A semifinals, the Bradford boys’ basketball team found themselves up against St. Marys

Bradford girls’ playoff run cut short as they fall in 4A semis
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In their first playoff appearance in half a decade, the Bradford girls’ basketball team were eliminated by St. Marys in the District

Thursday HS Wrap: Salamanca, Olean boys, Portville girls grab wins in final regular season games
HAMBURG — Powered by Avery Brown’s 25-point performance, the Salamanca boys basketball team was able to wrap up its regular season with a narrow 62-58 win over Double-A Frontier. Brown,

Allegany-Limestone boys hoops fends off Randolph 52-47 in regular season finale
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — For the Allegany-Limestone boys basketball team, there’s not a much better way to cap off the regular season than with a win over the











