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Portville drops second straight as offense, defense misfires against Trojans
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SOUTHWESTERN, NY – Playing through growing pains that materialized in worries and woes on both sides of the ball, the Portville football team suffered their

Watkins says local wells tested near Olean Creek not found contaminated
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — While the discharge of organic material into Ischua Creek from the Great Lakes Cheese plant resulted in a significant die-off of fish and other aquatic

Two protests last Friday outside Great Lakes Cheese plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Two groups of people demonstrated Friday outside the Great Lakes Cheese plant on Route 16 north of Franklinville, protesting discharges from the plant into Ischua

DEC will require cheese plant to pay to restore Ischua Creek
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese will be required to restore Ischua Creek as part of any state enforcement action against the Franklinville cheese plant. State

Board of Elections notes Feb. 14 deadline to change party enrollment
LITTLE VALLEY – The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections reminds all registered voters that Saturday, Feb. 14, is the deadline to change party enrollment before the 2026 Primary Election on

Pressure proves fatal in Otto-Eldred’s late collapse against Red Raiders
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Although they held just a one-point lead, the clouds were seeming to part for the Otto-Eldred boy’s basketball team. With just
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca, Portville win handedly; Olean, Bradford suffer lopsided losses
SALAMANCA, NY — The Salamanca girls basketball team took care of business at home, defeating Fredonia 54-27 for its fourth consecutive victory. Charli Ross led the Warriors, scoring a game-high

Board of Health sees sticker shock in rising vaccine prices
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Members of the Cattaraugus County Board of Health got a first-hand look Wednesday at price hikes of vaccines purchased by the county health












