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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Allegany-Limestone Valedictorian Ipshita Patra gives her Valedictory Address Saturday afternoon at tghe school's 30th Commencement.

85 Allegany-Limestone seniors graduate in 30th Commencement

June 30, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Eighty-five Allegany-Limestone seniors graduated in the school’s 30th Commencement on Saturday. The graduates marched into the auditorium and onto the stage to a

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Cattaraugus County FC falls 3-0 to Polonia FC

June 29, 2025

OLEAN, NY — Cattaraugus County FC was left still in search of its first win of the campaign after falling 3-0 to Polonia Legacy. Sustained sequences of possession were hard

Lizards erupt for five runs in eighth to complete comeback over Hitmen

June 29, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Through four frames of their game against the Horseheads Hitmen, the Salamanca Lizards were in danger of seeing their six-game winless streak extend to

Oilers first basemen Chase Fischer stretches out for a snag during Olean's 7-7 tie with the Genesee Rapids on Sunday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Oilers and Rapids trade punches late, remain deadlocked in third meeting

June 29, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com HOUGHTON, NY – Fighting tooth-and-nail to the finish line, the Olean Oilers were unable to tally their first win over the conference-leading Genesee Rapids, instead

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Wind turbines spin at a wind farm in Madison County in Central New York, near Munnsville.

After failing to set Alle-Catt PILOT hearings at its December meeting, Cattaraugus County IDA announces Alle-Catt PILOT hearings on December 30 after pressure from Alle-Catt, Pam Tilton

December 17, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency has announced it will hold three public hearings Dec . 30 on the application for tax breaks for the