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Freedom dairy plans $32.5 million upgrade with help from IDA
By RICK MILLER Olean Star A town of Freedom family dairy is planning to update its 50-year-old facility with a state-of-the-art dairy farm with help from the Cattaraugus County Industrial

While still improving, Bona women’s hoops ‘need to be ready’ ahead of UAlbany fixture
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley is not making excuses. On the back of a nailbiter of a win over Buffalo which

Protest in Olean Saturday will collect items for homeless
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Voices of the People Movement will hold a protest at Lincoln Park Saturday, Nov. 22, from noon to 2 p.m. The protest is

National Grid donates $1,000 in turkeys to Olean families
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — National Grid recently purchased $1,000 worth of turkeys to give to Olean families for Thanksgiving. Vernon Robinson, Olean warehouse manager for National Grid,

County clerk is only contested county-wide election; no races in town elections
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

Dominant sixth inning pushes Ellicottville past Allegany-Limestone, 10-3
By CARSON HAYEK oleanstarsports@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Ellicottville varsity baseball used a seven-run sixth inning to defeat the Allegany-Limestone Gators, 10-3, Monday night. In the top of the first, Parker John hit

Bradford baseball rallies past Brockway; Smethport softball erupts for 19 runs
MONDAY ROUNDUP: BROCKWAY, PA – The Bradford baseball team collected 10 hits pulled away late with a 8-4 win over Brockway. Haviland started for Bradford allowing just 1 earned run

Double comeback over Cam Co. keeps Smethport’s win streak alive
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – In their fourth contest of the season, the Smethport baseball team saw the game from all angles. Clawing their way back early,












