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Lt. Nate Root (left) of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Criminal Division has been named undersheriff by Acting Sheriff Eric Butler.

Acting Sheriff Eric Butler names Lt. Nate Root as his undersheriff

August 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Acting Sheriff Eric Butler named Lt. Nate Root to be his undersheriff. Butler, the former undersheriff, became sheriff when former Sheriff

Pictured left to right: Martha Nenno, Hon. Michael L. Nenno, Barbara Fox

Hon. Michael Nenno’s portrait unveiled in Little Valley

August 20, 2024

Hon. Michael Nenno’s portrait was unveiled at a celebration held in the Little Valley courthouse on Friday, August 16, 2024. The event was attended by Judge Nenno, his wife Martha

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Al Ormand of Little Valley was pinned Wednesday by Rep. Nick Langworthy for his Vietnam-era service.

Langworthy pins commemorative medal on 75 Vietnam-era veterans in ceremony

August 20, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Seventy-five Vietnam-era veterans lined up Wednesday at Cutco Theater at Jamestown Community College to receive pins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.

(Olean Swift Water Team) This was the view from the Olean Fire Department's Swift Water Team on the water at Knoxville, where floodwater rushed through the downtown area. The team was deployed Friday afternoon and returned later that night.

Olean Swift Water team, others respond to call for Pennsylvania flooding

August 18, 2024

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

Pollock: With T.J. Parker, Igbinosun, Bills stick to defense in NFL draft

April 27, 2026

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist (Photo: The Wellsville Sun has had a chance to see the draft picks in Pittsburgh and visit the new sites, including

Inconsistent offense sees Bona baseball swept by Dayton

April 26, 2026

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE —The St. Bonaventure baseball team had been defending its home field ferociously. It had picked up its first series win of the season and

Olean woman organizes Earth Day cleanup along Allegheny River, Olean Creek Saturday

April 26, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — An Olean woman organized an Earth Day cleanup of the banks along the Allegheny River and Olean Creek that netted dozens of orange

62nd annual WNY Maple Festival gets underway on a soggy Saturday; Sunday weather looking drier

April 25, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — The 62nd annual WNY Maple Festival Parade got underway Saturday morning under rainy skies. The rain didn’t put a damper on the spirits