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Whitcomb stepping down next Friday, capping 34-year career
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy S. Whitcomb has resigned from the office he has held for nearly 15 years — effective next Friday,

Stroehmann’s Bakery in Olean notifies employees it will close after 100 years in the city
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bimbo Bakeries announced to employees Wednesday that the Stroehmann bakery on North Second Street in Olean would close in three months, furloughing more

IDA initiates talks with city officials over millions in proposed tax breaks for Olean Center Mall redevelopment
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Talks are underway with Cattaraugus County lawmakers, Olean officials and the Cattaraugus County IDA on plans for tax breaks to help redevelop the

Edward Kindt, Penny Brown murderer, captured in Salamanca after fleeing Dutchess County
SALAMANCA — Edward Kindt, who was convicted of killing Penny Brown while she was jogging here on Mother’s Day 1999 and later paroled from prison, was captured in Salamanca early

Pollock: An embarrassing week for Bills’ GM Beane who has been at his best in free agency
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It hasn’t been the best of weeks for Bills’ general manager Brandon Beane. Since he arrived in Orchard Park from Carolina in

St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team accepts NIT invite, hosts Kent State in first round
ST. BONAVENTURE — The postseason has returned to the Reilly Center. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has officially accepted an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and is

Two from Allegany charged with drug possession, use in Olean
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Two Allegany residents were taken into custody on drug-related charges following a March 14 traffic stop on North 12th Street in Olean by

St. John’s Parish Core Group appeals bishop’s merger decree
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — St. John the Evangelist Parish has appealed to Bishop Michael W. Fisher of the Buffalo Diocese to reverse his March 5 decree that












