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OLEAN — City officials hope ground rules to govern Airbnb and other short-term rentals can nip potential problems in the bud. The Olean Common Council...

OLEAN — Who wants to go disc golfing? City aldermen said Tuesday that they would like to help fund a nine-hole course for the game in Gargoyle Park fo...

OLEAN — While most attention is on federal-level races, city voters are seeing several local decisions on the ballot. Along with the Ward 1 alderman r...

OLEAN — After nine months and other government bodies holding meetings online, the Olean Common Council is expected to follow suit next week. Alderman...

OLEAN — A paving project will take place at the Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, but officials want to make the site in the town of Ischua “sustainab...

OLEAN — Familiar faces will be on the ballot in the city’s Common Council elections this fall. The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections reported that...

JAMESTOWN — The Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College has named John Crawford and Jennifer Wedzik as business advisors. The...

OLEAN — The majority of city aldermen threw their support behind the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday. In a 5-2 vote, the Common Council approve...

OLEAN — A city alderman is under fire for lambasting a local business for enforcing a COVID-19-related executive order. On Wednesday, Kevin Dougherty,...

OLEAN — Earth Day is soon. The city of Olean has always benefited from the good will of our residents, as April 22 was the unofficial start of the cit...

OLEAN — Out of work, but still facing a city tax bill in May? You have some more time to pay without penalties. The Common Council on Tuesday gave ano...

OLEAN — John Crawford, Ward 5 alderman, noticed a void in all the noise around COVID-19 circulating around social media — there was no centralized sit...

OLEAN — Two more city-owned structures are likely to come down this spring as complaints rise with the temperatures. Alderman John Crawford, D-Ward 5,...

OLEAN — Design work on $6 million in repaving at the Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport will move ahead, but questions remain over the long-term future ...

OLEAN — City officials are mulling whether to raise taxes — not on residents, but visitors. Aldermen suggested Tuesday it might be time to look at imp...

OLEAN — City aldermen have given their go-ahead to fix the top facility concern on city property. The Common Council on Tuesday gave tentative approva...

OLEAN — The new Common Council president should not take long to adapt to the role — he’s been there before. In a 4-3 vote during a special meeting Mo...

OLEAN — A one-purpose meeting next week should choose the next Common Council president. The Olean Common Council will host a special meeting Monday e...