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Bradford City Council approves hiring at Police and Fire Departments; tennis and pickleball courts coming to Callahan Park
On Tuesday, May 28, the Bradford City Council met and approved hiring multiple first responders and additional funding for painting at the Callahan Park tennis/ pickleball courts. Colby Keane, a

Allegany-Limestone’s Nolder, Olean’s Lozynska Claim Firsts at Section 6 State Qualifier
By JoEllen Wankel news@bradfordstar.com ALDEN, NY — Allegany-Limestone’s Joshua Nolder and Olean’s Viktoriia Lozynska took home firsts from the Section VI State Qualifier held in Alden Friday and Saturday. Nolder

Langworthy touts House Farm Bill at visit to Mansfield dairy farm Friday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star MANSFIELD — U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy visited the Telaak Family Farm in Mansfield Friday to promote the 2024 Farm Bill, a $1.5 trillion package of

Langworthy believes Trump conviction ‘has blown up in face of the left’, rejects restrictions on arms sales to Israel
(Rick Miller/Olean Star) By: RICK MILLER Olean Star MANSFIELD — U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said Friday that the jury’s conviction of former President Donald Trump on all 34 felonies in

Front-loaded faceoff sees Owls top Johnsonburg in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Finding an eruption early, the Bradford baseball team managed to begin their 2026 campaign on the right foot, cruising to a 6-3

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River











