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Bills rally past Rams in instant classic
Overtime victory keeps fans up late for epic Bills win It was an instant classic. When the Bills survived a pair of James Cook fumbles, mustered a block of the

Local No Kings 4.0 Saturday to get out vote for Democrats including Hochul, Gies and Guite-Williams
OLEAN — The local Voices of the People Movement will hold a No Kings 4.0 protest and Get Out the Vote Rally at War Veterans Park from 2-4 p.m. on

Langworthy, Borrello, Sempolinski and Butler are guests of ‘Right Thinkers’ on Monday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Three of Cattaraugus County’s top Republican state and federal elected officials and Sheriff Eric Butler are scheduled to appear at Monday night’s Right

Mayor’s nominee for Ward 6 vacancy fails to get a second from Common Council
By RICK MILLER Olean Star James Douglas Jr., came to the Olean Common Council meetings Tuesday night as the nominee for the Ward 6 alderman vacancy. He left the meeting

Bona men’s hoops unable to overcome early deficit, fall to George Mason 75-62
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt has been known to put emphasis on playing well in the first and last five minutes of each

County Legislature approves $30,000 to hire healthcare consulting firm, accepts $49,000 in State funding from “I Love New York”, adjourn meeting in honor of Jim Ellis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned in memory of former County Legislator Jim Ellis of East Otto. Ernest James “Jim” Ellis, who served on

Alderman consider replacing aging City Garage on North Barry Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It has been nearly three decades since the City of Olean set its sights on replacing the City Garage on North Barry Street. It still

Homeless “point in time count” Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early Wednesday, teams of volunteers will fan out across Cattaraugus County in search of homeless people — part of an annual count by the Continuum of Care




