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Public health concerns expressed over job cuts at county budget hearing
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County employees — some of whom were in danger of losing their jobs — spoke Wednesday of their concern on the

Bona women’s basketball survives Buffalo comeback, completes Big 4 sweep
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Oftentimes throughout the first four games of its season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team found itself the proverbial cat chasing the mouse.

Panthers return to KOA with gritty home opening win over Grove City
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – While it wasn’t as pretty as their newly acquired and freshly hung banner, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s men’s basketball team’s

Collins Correctional Facility to consolidate, maintain staff
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — New York State plans to consolidate the Collins Correctional Facility into half of the prison and keep the current corrections officers and staff

Walkable Olean IV work begins on South Union Street Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Work got underway on the $3.3 million Walkable Olean IV along South Union Street on Wednesday. A crew from Millennium Construction, Niagara Falls, removed the

DEC creates Blue Hill State Forest in Town of Yorkshire, first since ’63
By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — Cattaraugus County has a newly-designated state forest in the town of Yorkshire with access to Cattaraugus Creek. Sean Mahar, the interim director of the state

Panthers dominate Salamanca War Wolves, look toward bright future
By HUNTER O. LYLE SALAMANCA – After suffering a loss last week, the Portville boys soccer team was able to get back in the win column with a 10-1 dismantling win over Salamanca-Cattaraugus

Chuck Pollock: Why one bad loss doesn’t wreck a fast start by the Bills
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist, Wellsville Sun, Olean Star Let me get this straight. After two consecutive impressive victories over quality opposition, the Bills wiped all that












