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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

Pollock: Bills didn’t play with a sense of urgency in Sunday’s close call versus Patriots
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist So what do we make of the Bills’ twelfth win of the season? To be sure, it was needed to

Rhinehart’s career-high leads Portville to 48-34 win over Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The goal for coach Inga Welty’s Portville girls basketball team going into its one and only game in the 7th Annual Joe DeCerbo Holiday

Salamanca rolls past Bradford 70-40 in DeCerbo Holiday Showcase
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The Salamanca boys basketball team proved unshaken by the holiday break as its defensive identity and transition offense carried it to a big win

Lady Gators top Salamanca in opening game of DeCerbo Showcase
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Kicking off the annual Joe DeCerbo Holiday Showcase, the Salamanca girls’ basketball team suffered their second loss of the season, falling to











