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PA boys all-stars run away with 101-81 win over NY in Big 30 Senior Classic

March 31, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — It was a high-scoring

Ruter’s buzzer-beater hands PA girls all-stars Big 30 Senior Classic win over NY all-stars

March 31, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — The booming cheers that

Village of Cattaraugus wins $10 million Downtown Revitalization award

March 29, 2025

By RICK MILLER OLEAN STAR CATTARAUGUS — The Village of Cattaraugus won

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Andrew Burr (right), presented recognition certificates for five Olean Pines staff members who recently saved the life of a nursing home visitor by performing CPR. Staff (from left) are: April Crisfulli, in-service coordinator; Stacy Allen, assistant director of nursing; Brandi Ferris, license practical nursing supervisor; Atiya Milliner, head nurse, and Autumn Benson, licensed practical nurse.

Five Pines staff members cited as heroes for life-saving actions

March 29, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers gave

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.