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Jeffrey Winton of Chautauqua County, founder and chairman of Rural Minds, a non-profit group that focuses on advocating for mental health services in rural America, spoke Wednesday at Trauma Symposium 2024 at St. Bonaventure University. (Rick Miller//Olean Star)

Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton is building connections for mental health services across rural America

May 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ST. BONAVENTURE — Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton

The Olean Common Council on Tuesday discussed what to do about bids that came in higher than expected on the $2.9 million South Union Street project which includes a roundabout at Greene Street. (Rick Miller/Olean Star)

East State Street project over budget, Olean aldermen eye savings from cuts

May 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Members of the Olean Common Council are looking

Voters approve local school budgets Tuesday

Voters approve local school budgets Tuesday

May 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star The proposed $20 million capital project at Portville Central School

Eldred Borough provides update on sewer, water project

May 22, 2024

By DANIELLA LANGIANESE Star News Staff Reporter dani@bradfordstar.com The Eldred Borough announced recently that most

Aiden Hulings, a computer information systems and technology graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, walks during the spring commencement ceremony last month. Hulings, a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, finished his final semester at Pitt-Bradford while deployed to the Middle East thanks to the help of his professors.

Pitt-Bradford recognized for military friendliness

May 21, 2024

Edited by DANIELLA LANGIANESE Star Staff Reporter dani@bradfordstar.com For the 14th consecutive year, the University

Frank Puglisi (left), shown here in a 2018 photo with state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, has stepped down as chairman of the Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee after seven years. (Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee Photo)

Puglisi resigns as Cattaraugus County Democratic party chairman after 7 years

May 21, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star Frank Puglisi has stepped down as chairman of the Cattaraugus

Cattaraugus County lawmakers throw lifeline to Olean to keep OATS going

April 12, 2024

By RICK MILLER rick@oleanstar.com CattCoNews&Photos LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted Wednesday to throw