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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Members of the Honor Guard from Charles Harbel Post 892 lead the Allegany Memorial Day Parade on Monday.

Light rain fails to deter Allegany Memorial Day Parade, ceremony

May 28, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Sponsors of the Allegany Memorial Day Parade proceeded with the parade from the fire hall to the Allegany Town Hall Veterans Memorial Monday

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Former Olean Police Chief Michael Luty’s Hometown Heroes banner hangs outside the East State Street entrance to the Olean Police Station.

Two Olean icons’ Hometown Heroes banners fly outside Municipal Building

May 25, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bev Bennett passed by the Olean Municipal Building recently and saw her father’s Hometown Heroes banner on a light pole outside the entrance

(Rick Miller/Olean Star)An employee of Grindline Skateparks of Washington State spreads soil at the site of the new Allegany Skate Park, now under construction at Allegany River Park on Union Street in Allegany. The park should be ready in August or September.

Construction begins on $300,000 Allegany Skate Park in village park

May 24, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Construction of the Allegany Skate Park has begun in the village’s Allegany River Park on East Union Street. Grindline Skateparks of Washington State

Hundreds of American flag fly on the front lawn of Alan Robison on Kill Buck Road in Kill Buck as a tribute to all veterans, including his late father Willis Robison. (Rick MIller/Olean Star)

Kill Buck ‘Flag House’ is a tribute to veterans

May 24, 2024

BY: Rick Miller KILL BUCK — The Kill Buck Flag House is ready for Memorial Day. Alan Robison started placing hundreds of small American flags on the front lawn of

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Olean football steals win at Maryvale with game-winning kick return; Salamanca takes care of business at Springville

September 13, 2025

MARYVALE, NY — A 68-yard closing kickoff return from Mykel Rivera would carry the Huskies to a last-minute 27-26 win over Maryvale, earning the final blow in a back-and-forth battle.