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Sheriff’s Office may offer ‘enhanced law enforcement’ on Seneca’s Allegany Territory
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Legislature committees will review three resolutions Wednesday dealing with providing police services on the Seneca Nation’s Allegany Territory. The murders

Bona men’s hoops ‘not overlooking anybody’ ahead of Bloomsburg clash
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Fresh off a week-long excursion in Florida, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has returned home and is set to play host to

Seneca Nation, Salamanca collaborate on new skatepark at city’s Crowley Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — Seneca Nation and City of Salamanca officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new skatepark Monday at James J. Crowley Park. The Seneca

Holiday Valley readies for Friday opening of its 68th skiing and snowboarding season
ELLICOTTVILLE — Holiday Valley will open Friday morning for its 68th ski and snowboard season. Thanks to sustained snowmaking efforts and favorable temperatures, guests can look forward to a strong
Legislature unanimously approves record $293.7 million budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a record $293.7 million county budget for 2025 on Tuesday. The budget contains a 7.29% decrease in the full
Great Lakes Cheese Co. makes first cheese at Franklinville plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. employees have made the first cheese at the new $700 million plant in Franklinville — an Italian cheese. The first tanker
Cattaraugus County overdose deaths take a nose dive in 2024
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — With a month to go in 2024, overdose deaths in Cattaraugus County are down for the third year in a row. So far this year,
My Turn: DEC’s Zoar Valley timber plans for bird habitat is threat to old growth
By Lily Harrington So, yes. Technically, the DEC is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their












