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County legislature committees OK resolutions for dedicated patrols on Seneca’s Allegany Territory
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office is one step closer to providing law enforcement on the Seneca Nation’s Allegany Territory. County lawmakers approved

Bona women’s hoops handed early A10 loss by Saint Louis
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SAINT LOUIS — Despite a slow start, through three quarters of its first Atlantic 10 Conference game of the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team

Bona men’s hoops handle Bloomsburg, remain wary of negative habits
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — In the end it was never in doubt. Despite it being its fourth game in just eight days, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball

WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Bradford boys, Smethport girls make their way into the win column, Pitt-Bradford swept at home by Hilbert
BRADFORD, PA – Opening their season at home, the Bradford boy’s basketball team notched their first win of the year with a 53-32 win over Ridgway that saw three Owls

Front-loaded faceoff sees Owls top Johnsonburg in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Finding an eruption early, the Bradford baseball team managed to begin their 2026 campaign on the right foot, cruising to a 6-3

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River











