South Olean News Today

Authorities are piecing together an alleged crime spree by an Olean, N.Y., man that included theft of a vehicle and the alleged robbery of two different financial branches on Thursday.

Authorities are piecing together an alleged crime spree by an Olean man that included vehicular theft at gunpoint and two financial branch robberies on Thursday.

OLEAN — Heavy rains led to a wastewater discharge into the Allegheny River Wednesday afternoon, and weather-related downed power lines also led to several road closures.

OLEAN — The public will get another look at the proposed South Union Street Gateway Project at a special meeting in September.

OLEAN — More than a million dollars from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative may be moved to another awarded project.

OLEAN — Planning on how to breathe new life into South Union Street is progressing, city officials reported Tuesday. During a strategic planning meeting of the Olean Common Council, city Department of Public Works Director Bob Ring detailed the current status of the corridor project, expected to break ground in 2022. The project, Ring said, is expected to cost around $1.95 million, with $1.4 million from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, $200,000 from the city’s sewer fund to ma...