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Jack Searles to step down as county administrator in June
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County Administrator John “Jack” Searles plans to tell county lawmakers Wednesday of his plans to step down in June from the post he’s held

Schmidt honored with Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award
SAN ANTONIO, TX — While the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four took center stage in San Antonio over this past weekend, there was more than just elite level basketball to

Common Council to vote on $19.8 million city budget Tuesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Finance Committee Chairman Sonya McCall hopes to pass the 2025-26 Olean city budget with its 6% property tax hike on Tuesday night as planned. The
Monday Roundup: Bradford softball demolishes Kane; Salamanca baseball blanks Eagles
KANE, PA – Winning the battle at the plate 14-4, the Bradford softball team strung together back-to-back wins, dominating Kane 16-1 in 6 innings. Despite suffering two outs in their

Port United preserves playoff hopes in double overtime, ruins Lady Crusaders’ perfect season
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Typically, a team’s mentality on any given day is to win at all cost. However, as the Port United girl’s soccer

National Day of Protest Saturday at Olean’s Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Voices of the People movement will be holding a protest Saturday from 4-6 p.m. at Lincoln Park, working with Indivisible and Mobilize for

Olean’s mayoral race is marquee match-up in county; early voting starts Oct. 25 in Olean, Little Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Nine days of early voting for Cattaraugus County voters will begin on Saturday, Oct. 25, with two locations in Olean and Little Valley. Early voting
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Troisi, Tessena medal at Rocky Grove; O-E, Port volleyball complete season sweeps
SUGARCREEK, PA – Returning to action in one of the toughest courses on their schedule, the Bradford boy’s cross country team were led by their star juniors Evan Troisi and











