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Common Council turns down proposed local law affecting brownfield cleanups
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted down a proposed local law Tuesday that was designed to make sure costs associated with brownfield cleanups in the city
Olean firefighters extinguish house fire on Irving Street Sunday
No one was injured early Sunday in a house fire at 604 Irving St., Olean. Olean Fire Department crews were dispatched to Irving Street at 1:38 a.m., after an emergency
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca baseball falls to Silver Creek in extra innings; Smethport softball walks off Otto-Eldred
SALAMANCA, NY — Seeking to avenge the narrow loss it suffered to Silver Creek just three days earlier, the Salamanca baseball team held a 2-1 advantage going into the seventh.
Eighth inning walk-off sends Smethport to the postseason on Senior Night
Riekofsky’s strong bat, stronger arm propels Hubbers on career night By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – Stepping up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth, all
Cattaraugus County Health Department to begin offering influenza, covid vaccination clinics
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Cattaraugus County Health Department will offer 11 influenza and covid vaccine clinics around the county over the next month. Be sure to bring photo
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Allegany-Limestone’s late burst not enough; Bradford bested on Homecoming Night
FREDONIA, NY – Despite a 22-point fourth quarter, the Allegany-Limestone football team’s comeback efforts fell just shy of complete as they suffered their second loss of the season at 39-30
Mental miscues pile up in Portville’s first loss of the season
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CUBA, NY – Just inside the final three minutes, the Panthers had hope. Down by eight and with 76 yards separating them from the endzone,
OBDC announces eight businesses selected for 2026 Laine Business Accelerator
OLEAN — The Olean Business Development Corporation (OBDC) has announced the selection of eight businesses for the sixth cohort of its signature program, the Laine Business Accelerator, continuing the entrepreneurial
