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Council votes 5-1 to hire recruiting firm to find remote workers, families to move to Olean
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to contract with a company for 12 months to recruit five families to live and work in Olean.
Water Division doing emergency repair of water main break on Virginia Street
The City of Olean Department of Public Works Water Distribution Division is undertaking an emergency water main repair that will affect Virginia Street this morning (Wednesday).There may be water outages
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Huskies advance to A2 championship, A-L falls short of survival
MARYVALE, NY – Keeping their hot streak alive through the Section VI Class A2 playoffs, the Olean baseball team punched their ticket to the championship game with a 9-4 win

Allegany-Limestone’s season comes to a close after late offensive eruption from Alden
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALDEN — The season has come to a close for the Allegany-Limestone softball team after falling 7-5 to No. 2 seed Alden in the Section 6

Bonnies set for physical battle with Rhode Island in penultimate home game
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — There’s something about the Spiders that makes the Bonnies’ offense hum. Of the five best scoring performances the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team

Sherburne says budget transparency essential to overcome challenges
In a letter to Olean aldermen and city residents Mayor Amy B. Sherburne emphasized transparency in the proposed $23.2 million budget is essential. Many residents have reacted negatively to the

Former Salamanca Mayor Mike ‘Smitty’ Smith plans to seek office as an independent
By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — Former mayor Michael R. “Smitty” Smith announced on Facebook Sunday he plans to run again for mayor on the independent Salamanca Proud party

McCall stresses need to balance tax hike with desire to provide services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Common Council Finance Committee Chairwoman Sonya McCall, D-Ward 4, said a key concern in upcoming budget talks is the need to balance tax increases with












