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THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Brown leads Huskies to win over Cattaraugus

December 5, 2025

OLEAN, NY – Behind Jabre’yah Brown’s 15-point performance, the Olean girl’s basketball team earned their first win of the season, defeating Cattaraugus 50-21 in the final game of their season-opening

Jahden Smith takes the ball up the court during Otto-Eldred's win over Port Allegany on Thursday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Otto-Eldred kicks off home tournament with 26-point win over Lady Gators

December 5, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Taking to their home court for the first time for the inaugural game of the annual Randy Stebbins Memorial Tournament, the

Cattaraugus Giving received record $360,000 in donations in 24 hours Tuesday

December 4, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus Gives received a record-breaking amount of donations on Giving Tuesday — $359,898 in 24 hours. That amount has increased since then with late donations

County legislature committees OK resolutions for dedicated patrols on Seneca’s Allegany Territory

December 4, 2025

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

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) This is one of the first rides from Amusements of America to arrive at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds on Monday. The fair opens for an eight-day run on Saturday.

181st Cattaraugus County Fair kicks off Saturday in Little Valley

July 24, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 181st Cattaraugus County Fair kicks off an eight-day run starting Saturday at the fairgrounds in Little Valley. Advance sale admission tickets

(Photo provided) Author Amanda Woomer will give a talk Thursday at the Cattaraugus County Museum in Machias on haunted roads, forests and cemeteries in Western New York. It is part of the Summer at the 2024 Stone House series.

Haunted talk at county museum Thursday July 25

July 23, 2024

MACHIAS — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library’s Summer at the Stone House event series continues Thursday, July 25, with a discussion of the supernatural history of the region

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The Hoots, Luke and Ange Marino, a country-rock duo from Nashville pitched in at Saturday’s Southern Tier Wounded Warrior concert at Bradner Stadium for Harper Grace, a Dallas native and American Idol alum, who was stranded by the airline computer snafu caused by a Crowdstrike update.

Cowboy hats, boots abound at Wounded Warrior concert

July 23, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — There were almost too many cowboy hats and boots to count at Saturday’s Southern Tier Wounded Warrior concert at Bradner Stadium. The fifth annual

(Eric Jones Photo) West Clarksville sculptor Eric Jones kneels beside a sand sculpture he made at the Allegany County Fair of former President Donald Trump pumping his hand in the air after an assassination attempt at a political rally in Butler, Pa., last week.

Jones’ latest sculpture captures the Trump fist Pump

July 19, 2024

ANGELICA — Sculptor Eric Jones has sculpted in sand the now iconic image of former President Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air moments after an assassination attempt in Butler,