![(Photo provided) It was a happy ending for a kitten stuck under a car hood Monday. From left are: Patrolmen Zack Spears and Joe Cottone; Sgt. Chris Lickfeld (holding the kitten) and Cordell Hill, an auto mechanic who helped remove panels so Lickfeld could grab it.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7780.jpeg?fit=300%2C237&ssl=1)
Olean Police officers help to rescue cat from under hood of woman’s car
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A Bolivar-Richburg Central School teacher on her way to work on Monday heard a kitten meowing under her hood as she drove down
![(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Pastor Tyrone Hall of the Church Without Walls holds boxes of sneakers that have already been donated for Feet Heat 5, the church’s annual sneaker giveaway for area youths.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_6510.jpeg?fit=300%2C214&ssl=1)
Feet Heat 5 is underway by Church Without Walls
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Feet Heat 5 is underway! The Church Without Walls has begun its annual drive to collect quality sneakers for area youths. This year’s
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House Ag Committee chairman to attend Right Thinkers meeting
ALLEGANY — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson will be one of the guests at Monday night’s Right Thinkers meeting at The Hall, 80 N. Fourth St. The
![(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Mural designer and artist Alex Derrick watches Sunday as his grandmother, Sondra Fox, applies paint to “The Moment,” an Olean mural taking shape on the side of the Sports Locker open West State Street.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_6386.jpeg?fit=300%2C214&ssl=1)
Open Painting Day brings out dozens to help with Olean’s latest public mural
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The perspective for “the Moment,” Olean’s latest public art on a brick wall at The Sports Locker on West State Street, is that
![This year’s Allegany Old Home Days is set for June 27-29.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-13-at-5.45.14-PM.png?fit=212%2C300&ssl=1)
Allegany Old Home Days returns June 27-29
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany Old Home Days will return again this year Thursday, June 27 to Saturday, June 29. The carnival returns this year with 12
![This year’s Allegany Old Home Days is set for June 27-29.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-13-at-5.45.14-PM.png?fit=212%2C300&ssl=1)
Allegany Old Home Days returns June 27-29
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany Old Home Days will return again this year Thursday, June 27 to Saturday, June 29. The carnival returns this year with 12
![(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Former Olean Police Chief Michael Luty’s Hometown Heroes banner hangs outside the East State Street entrance to the Olean Police Station.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_4049.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
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
![(Rick Miller/Olean Star)An employee of Grindline Skateparks of Washington State spreads soil at the site of the new Allegany Skate Park, now under construction at Allegany River Park on Union Street in Allegany. The park should be ready in August or September.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_4424.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
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
![Hundreds of American flag fly on the front lawn of Alan Robison on Kill Buck Road in Kill Buck as a tribute to all veterans, including his late father Willis Robison. (Rick MIller/Olean Star)](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_4441.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1)
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
![The put-in for Saturday's Float the Allegheny at Steam Valley Road in Portville was the starting point for about 100 participants in canoes and kayaks sponsored by the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce. They floated a little under five miles to Franchot Park for an afterparty. (Rick Miller/Olean Star)](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FS1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Nearly 100 canoes, kayaks participate in Saturday’s Float the Allegheny
By RICK MILLER Olean Star There were nearly 100 participants in kayaks, canoes and other watercraft taking part in Saturday’s Float the Allegheny. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce,
![During the Bradford Little Theatre’s dress rehearsal for their upcoming play Deathtrap the main character Sidney Bruhl handcuffs a playwright who came looking for advice, find out what happens to him at 7:30 p.m. on May 17 or 18, or at 2 p.m. on May 19 at Togi’s Playhouse. Star photo by Daniella Langianese](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BLT-Death-Trap.jpeg?fit=300%2C201&ssl=1)
Bradford Little Theatre presents Deathtrap
By DANIELLA LANGIANESE Staff Reporter dani@bradfordstar.com Time Magazine said, “If you care to assassinate yourself with laughter, try DEATHTRAP.” Fortunately for the residents of Bradford, the Bradford Little Theatre has
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Saturday’s Float the Allegheny looking at better weather than 2023
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The weather for Saturday’s Float the Allegheny kayak and canoe paddle from the Steam Valley Road launch in Portville to an afterparty in Franchot Park
![Star photo by Daniella Langianese. The Tri-County Arts Council building on West State Street in Olean is showcasing art by Denise Drummond and Joseph Grice through June 15.](https://i0.wp.com/oleanstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TCAC.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Denise Drummond, Joseph Grice’s art featured at Tri-County Arts Council
By DANIELLA LANGIANESE Star Staff Reporter dani@bradfordstar.com OLEAN — The Tri-County Arts Council presents “A Natural Connection” at its West State Street Gallery in Olean. The public is invited to
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Rock City Park opens for 22nd year under ownership of Dale and Cindi Smith
By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos Rock City Park opened Wednesday for the 22nd year under the ownership of Dale and Cindi Smith. Dale was welcoming visitors, keeping watch over the gift
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Public Health Director urges residents to check themselves, kids, pets for ticks
By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos OLEAN — Cattaraugus County’s top health official urged people going outside to walk the dog or for a hike this spring to be sure and check
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60th annual WNY Maple Festival takes center stage in Franklinville this weekend
By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos FRANKLINVILLE — This weekend’s 60th annual Western New York Maple Festival kicks off Thursday with the Maple King and Queen Contest at the Franklinville High School