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Light rain fails to deter Allegany Memorial Day Parade, ceremony
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

Two Olean icons’ Hometown Heroes banners fly outside Municipal Building
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

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

Kill Buck ‘Flag House’ is a tribute to veterans
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

Vecchio retires as Olean football HC, Burrows named successor
OLEAN — After 10 years at the helm of the Olean varsity football program, head coach Phil Vecchio announced that he is retiring. The reigning Big 30 Coach of the

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Piper sets new program records for Bona women’s lacrosse; Bona men’s lacrosse falls in 35-goal thriller
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse program has a new record holder for points and goals in a single game as Brooke Piper led the Bonnies to a

Second tornado struck Cattaraugus County last Wednesday, NWS reports
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FARMERSVILLE — Confirmation of a second tornado in Cattaraugus County on Wednesday night came from the National Weather Service over the weekend. An EF-0 tornado

Zoar Valley Paddling Club takes on 100th Cattaraugus Creek cleanup in 35 years
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — About a dozen members of the Zoar Valley Paddling Club took part in Sunday’s Cattaraugus Creek Cleanup — a task the club has











