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Allen: James Cook is the best back in football after the Buffalo Bills hold off the Cleveland Browns
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist Remember that old lottery commercial … “You’ve got to be in it to win it?” Well, on Sunday afternoon at Cleveland’s Huntingdon

Chlorine gas leak leads to evacuation of Main Street hotel Monday; one injured
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — One individual was injured and the Holiday Inn Express, 101 Main St., was evacuated Monday afternoon in an incident involving a chlorine gas

Heberling surprised by Stefanik’s exit from governor’s race
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County Republican Party Chairman Mark Heberling said Tuesday he was surprised by Elise Stefanik’s withdrawal last week from the New York governor’s race. “I
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Terrors, Gators pick up NTL wins; Smethport’s McKean drops 22 in loss to NoPo
GALETON, PA – Shaking off back-to-back losses, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team righted their ship with a dominating 36-7 win over Galeton. Coming off losses against Northern Potter and DuBois

Bona women’s hoops hope to embrace ‘enthusiasm of the unknown’ in A10 tournament
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HENRICO, VA — For the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, from here on out, it is win or go home. The regular season has reached its

Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through











