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County clerk only contested county-wide election; Ward 3 alderman only contest in Olean
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County has only one county-wide election contest this year — for county clerk. Darrell Klute, the incumbent county clerk, is running

Cattaraugus County early voting starts Saturday in Little Valley and Olean sites
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County early voting starts Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Board of Elections offices in Little Valley and the Cutco Building at the Jamestown Community

GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: A-L claims No. 1; Gariepy, Portville takes on Cardinals
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com Holding a near-perfect regular season resume, the Allegany-Limestone girl’s soccer leads the local-team charge as they enter the newly-unveiled Section VI playoff brackets, being the

St. Bonaventure University is No. 2 in New York in U.S. News and Princeton Review honors
St. Bonaventure — St. Bonaventure University has been named one of the nation’s leading Catholic institutions, ranking No. 15 in Niche’s 2027 Best Catholic Colleges in America list and No.

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
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Salamanca girl’s show out at Winter Showcase; Warriors wrestling head to Knuutila Memorial
SALAMANCA, NY – Three Warriors ended in double-digits as the Salamanca girl’s basketball team closed out their Winter Showcase with a 49-38 win over Sherman. Ella Crouse won the Showcase




