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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.

Bona women’s soccer nabs second consecutive win as A10 play looms
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time in the Melissa Sherwood era, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team has recorded back-to-back wins. Both coming at home,

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Olean football steals win at Maryvale with game-winning kick return; Salamanca takes care of business at Springville
MARYVALE, NY — A 68-yard closing kickoff return from Mykel Rivera would carry the Huskies to a last-minute 27-26 win over Maryvale, earning the final blow in a back-and-forth battle.

Portville/C-R/B-R comes up empty in loss to Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CUBA — The newly combined forces of the Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg football team got a taste of how potent the strength of its C South league will be

Veilleux scores six as he carries Gators to Senior Night win over Smethport
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Playing on a night where they honored their senior leadership, the Port Allegany football team added another blowout win to their



