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Election Day Tuesday follows a record early county voting turnout
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Election Day voting will be conducted from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at all 55 Cattaraugus County election districts. Early voting,

John Balacki of Downtown Beautification Group named ‘Volunteer of the Year’
OLEAN — John Balacki has been named “Volunteer of the Year” by Mayor Bill Aiello. The mayor held a Volunteer Appreciation Pizza Party at the John J. Ash Community Center

Bass vindicated by franchise-record 61-yard game-winner as Buffalo Bills beat Miami, 30-27
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist, Wellsville Sun, Olean Star November 4, 2024 Talk about vindication. It’s been a tough few months for Tyler Bass. The Bills’ 27-year-old place-kicker has

Dogs, Cats, McDonalds, Human Garbage and Peanut: How the New York State DEC elected Donald Trump
BY: ERIC FIRKEL – OLEAN STAR When Donald Trump wins on Tuesday it will be for many reasons, but it will be the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

‘The exact roster we needed’: Pennsylvania sends New York home with second-half shutout
The Keystone State re-evens Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic series with first win in four years By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Just before kickoff, Team Pennsylvania had

Mayor Sherburne vetoes Council resolution to repair city swimming pool, faces override vote by aldermen
By RICK MILLER Olean Star (EDITOR’S NOTE: The story reflects clarifying costs provided by Mayor Amy B. Sherburne after the story first appeared online on Saturday). Olean Mayor Amy B.

Cattaraugus County asks Siting Board for rehearing on nighttime noise limits for Alle-Catt wind turbines
(EDITOR’S NOTE: A brief statement from an All-Catt spokesperson has been added to this story after it was first posted online). By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County has asked

Slate is set for special 90th anniversary of Men’s Amateur
Slate is set for ‘special’ 90th anniversary of Men’s Amateur In the aftermath of last year’s 89th annual SWNY-NWPA Men’s Golf Amateur, Kyle Henzel was already mulling potential plans for the round-number




