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Five Pines staff members cited as heroes for life-saving actions
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers gave five county employees who are heroes a standing ovation Wednesday. The five were at work at the Pines Healthcare and

Salamanca wins season-opener over Otto-Eldred behind consistent performance
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — From a “gutsy” effort on the mound to laying down bunts, the Salamanca baseball team executed on just about everything it needed to in

Allegany-Limestone softball opens season with walk-off win over East Aurora
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The campaign could not have gotten off to a much better start for the Allegany-Limestone softball team, walking off East Aurora in its season-opener.

NY Softball Preview: Experienced cores of veteran players set to take up the torch
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — For a number of our New York softball teams, veteran leadership will be at the heart of just about everything this upcoming season. Between

Spraying mosquito larvicide in June paid off with big drop in adult mosquitos
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Complaints about mosquitoes in late May and early June and high mosquito larvae counts prompted Cattaraugus County lawmakers to authorize aerial spraying. The

Ellicottville Championship Rodeo draws record crowds of 11,000
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — More than 11,000 people attended the 35th annual Ellicottville Championship Rodeo that ended Sunday. The rodeo draws about 350 athletes from around the

New handicapped accessible trail opens at Zoar Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — A new handicapped accessible trail opened Wednesday at Valentine Flats at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area, the New York State Department of

Olean Oilers to host fireworks show after Thursday’s game, concert at stadium
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Oiler’s Baseball at Bradner Stadium, live music and fireworks. It doesn’t get any more Fourth of July than that. The first pitch at












