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Common Council begins review of $23.2 million proposed Olean budget for 2026-27
By RICK MILER Olean Star The Olean Common Council held its first meeting Thursday on the proposed $23.2 million city budget for 2026-27 and its 18.69% tax levy increase. After

Joint task force, not ICE, was seeking fugitives in Olean Thursday morning
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A joint task force of federal and state law enforcement made two fugitive arrests in Olean Thursday morning. Social media posts suggested the

Well-rounded effort sees Bona men’s hoops past Rhode Island
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Ever since Atlantic 10 play started, defense has been largely a mystery for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. Even when its offense
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Panthers bow out Section VI title race; Salamanca bowling beats Silver Creek/Forestville
WILSON, NY – Despite improving on last year’s postseason watermark, the Portville boy’s basketball team’s Section VI title run ended in the Class C quarterfinals as they fell to Wilson

Aiello, Sherburne seeking GOP support in Olean mayoral primary
By RICK MILLER Olean Star With only a few days remaining before Olean’s Republican mayoral primary on Tuesday, both candidates are attending to last minute campaign details. Mayor Bill Aiello,

Four additions set for immortalization in Olean Athletics Wall of Fame
OLEAN — On June 21, Olean High School is set to see four more names of alumni immortalized during its annual OHS Wall of Fame induction ceremony. Paul Barber (1985),

Pollock: Stew Barber protected Jack Kemp’s blind side for the Bills, clashed with Knox and was bigger than life in Bradford
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist He wasn’t a super-big guy at least by current pro football standards … but Stew Barber was larger than life to me. After

It’s only a mini-camp for the Buffalo Bills, but good news on the James Cook and Joey Bosa front
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Bills’ fans found good reason from optimism this past week in the most innocuous of events … mandatory mini-camp. The most encouraging event












