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(Olean Fire Department photo) Olean firefighters cut a hole in the roof at a two-story home at 116 S. 16th St., where fire broke out Monday afternoon. A fireman was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation. A dog died in the fire.

City firefighter hospitalized after house fire

January 14, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean firefighters responded to a

Bradford's Marcus Terwilliger stretches out for a layup during the Owls' 43-41 loss to Cameron County on Monday. Terwilliger would finish with 10 points. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

In slow scoring affair, Bradford drops sixth straight loss at the buzzer

January 13, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Unable to

Weekend Roundup: Salamanca track and Field finds PRs at Dual Meet Divisional; Olean wrestling deals with injury

January 13, 2025

Boys Indoor Track and Field In the Salamanca boys’ indoor

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The Olean Common Council is considering a parking ban on North 12th Street from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to relieve traffic congestion - especially during drop-off and pick-up times at nearby Washington West Elementary School.

Common Council considering North 12th Street parking ban

January 13, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Olean Common Council will

Cutline: Chuck Pollock points out, for Sean McDermott, with major personnel losses to free agency and a dearth of experienced wide receivers, Buffalo still won 13 games and collected a fifth straight AFC East title. Bill Wippert/Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills are merely waiting for playoff foe: Broncos, Dolphins or Bengals

January 4, 2025

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It’s out of the Bills’ hands. Nothing they do Sunday afternoon at Foxboro’s Gillette Stadium against the New England Patriots (1 o’clock

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Olean Mayor Bill Aiello delivers his 2025 State of the City Address during the Common Council reorganization meeting Thursday night.

Mayor Aiello delivers State of City Address, pivots to solving problems

January 4, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — In his State of the City Address Thursday, Olean Mayor Bill Aiello said it is time to pivot toward solutions to the city’s problems —

Clayton Arlo Brown

January 4, 2025

August 23, 1932 – January 2, 2025 Clayton Arlo Brown, 92, of Randolph, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025 at UPMC Chautauqua Hospital in Jamestown. He was born August 23,

Helen M. Olshefski

January 4, 2025

October 9, 1940 – December 22, 2024 Helen M. Olshefski, 84, of Bradford, Pennsylvania, peacefully left this world on December 22, 2024, embraced in love and surrounded by her family.