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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Demonstrators march down Wickham Road in Zoar Valley Saturday, where trees along the road in the town of Otto have been marked for cutting as part of a plan by state DEC and Audubon officials to clear-cut hundreds of acres to improve bird habitat.

Zoar Valley demonstrators want logging plan reversed

September 23, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OTTO — More than 50 people participated in a protest Saturday at

J.C. Seneca wins Seneca party 2024 nomination for president

September 23, 2024

Seneca businessman J.C. Seneca won the Seneca Party nomination for Seneca Nation president Friday by

St. bonaventure

Online auction to benefit Warming House

September 21, 2024

ST. BONAVENTURE — A Silent Auction to complement the Empty Bowls & Baskets Dinner on

DEC graphic Hundreds of acres in the Cattaraugus County towns of Persia, Otto and East Otto would be logged — included large clear-cuts — under a state DEC plan

Zoar Valley Coalition plan demonstration Saturday to stop logging

September 21, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — Zoar Valley activists plan to demonstrate Saturday near where the

(DOCCS Photo) Edward Kindt

Kindt sentenced to 7 days in jail after his arrest in Salamanca

September 21, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star Edward Kindt was sentenced to seven days for time served

Members of the Olean Common Council talked about concerns over people living in side yard camping tents at Tuesday night’s Public Safety Committee meeting. From left are Aldermen David Anastasia, D-Ward 7; Vernon Robinson Jr., I-Ward 6, and Sonja McCall, D-Ward 4.

Alderman raise concerns over side yard camping tents in City

September 19, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Concerns were raised over camping tents being used in side

(Photo provided) Tioga County Republican James King is seking to primary Rep. Nick Langworthy in a GOP primary.

King seeks GOP primary with Rep. Langworthy in 23rd Congressional District

February 11, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star A Tioga County Republican has declared his candidacy for Congress

(Olean YouTube Channel) From left, Olean Common Council President Vernon Robinson Jr., City Clerk Frank Caputo and Alderman David Anastasia at Tuesday's Common Council meeting.

Unconfirmed members of Olean Zoning Board of Appeals confirmed by aldermen

February 11, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — In a short meeting Tuesday, the Olean Common

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) While most maple sap is collected by tubing, you'll see some old-fashioned maple sap buckets hanging on trees soon as the 2026 maple syrup season gets underway in the coming weeks. Tuesday's temperatures aren't enouggh to get sap moving just yet.

One day of warm weather won’t thaw maple trees and get sap running

February 10, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Maple producers across Cattaraugus County and Western New

(Photo provided) Olean Police are seeking to identify this man who died after being stricken in Olean on July 14, 2023. A gofundme page has been set up to pay for DNA tests and genealogy research on Olean's John Doe.

Gofundme page is started to identify Olean’s John Doe

February 10, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star Almost three years after an unidentified man died in Olean,