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NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.
Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative
IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River
Lens Martial speaks out after City Council rejects Mayor’s plan for outside auditing consultant
Current Olean Auditor Lens Martial submitted the following letter to the Mayor and the City Council. He has not received a response: Dear City Council Members and Mayor, Thank you
Panthers rise to 7-0 with blowout win over Houghton
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – After a pair of nail-biting, down-to-the-wire contests in the previous week, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s men’s basketball team earned some
Bates: With A10 play on the horizon, Bona will need to keep its foot on the gas
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Big leads are great. Keeping them is better. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team finds itself 9-1 through the first third of the
Langworthy announced $50,000 grant for Olean Business Accelerator program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $50,000 Rural Business Development Grant to the Olean Business Development Corporation, Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced . This funding will support the fourth
Allegany-Limestone residents to vote on $21.3 million for capital projects
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany-Limestone Central School District voters will vote on two capital programs worth a combined $21.3 million on Dec. 18. A public forum on the project
