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TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Portville’s Taylor walks off Maple Grove in season-opener; A-L, Salamanca softball win season-openers
PORTVILLE, NY — The Portville baseball team could not have asked for a better start to the year, walking off Maple Grove 4-3 in its season-opener. Going into the bottom

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

Cattaraugus County Legislature approves mosquito spraying funds
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers raced through a 28-resolution agenda on Wednesday. With no committee meetings the week before, all resolutions were presented for immediate consideration.

Defend Ohi:Yo’ demonstrates for end of sewage overflows
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Defend Ohi:Yo’, the environmental group dedicated to cleaning up the Allegheny River, brought their campaign to Lincoln Park and the Olean Common Council chamber earlier

Common Council approves bond for $2.1 million Marcus Park project
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted 6-1 to approve a $2.1 million bond to build a new inclusive playground and other new features including a dog park at

Seneca president signs order to restore Kinzua ‘Take Area’
By RICK MILLER Olean Star It has been more than 60 years since Seneca families were forcibly removed from their homes to make way for the waters backing up behind the Kinzua












