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County gets 2 for 1 return on its investment for Medicaid funds for nursing homes
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers made their best deal of the year Wednesday, trading $5.2 million for nearly $10.6 million in nursing home funding.

City signs consent order with DEC for faster schedule to prevent sewage releases in river
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted Tuesday to have Mayor Bill Aiello sign a state Department of Environmental Conservation consent order to speed up work to

IDA OKs tax breaks for new owner of SetterStix plant in Cattaraugus
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency members on Tuesday welcomed a new manufacturer to the village of Cattaraugus. Daich Coating Corp., an Ontario company

Portville volleyball sweeps Olean, avoids ‘trap game’ to remain undefeated
Pressure a non-factor as program standards keep Panthers level-headed By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Portville girls volleyball team is now over halfway through its regular season, and so

Community of 400 protesters gather Saturday for No Kings 3.0 at Olean’s Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Organizers said about 400 people attended Saturday’s No Kings 3.0 rally at Lincoln Park in Olean protesting against President Trump and his policies.

With Kaleida planning to close Gundlah Dental Center at OGH, patients left wondering where to go
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The bad news went out earlier this month to about 3,000 patients of the Gundlah Dental Center that the dental clinic would be

Despite season-opening loss to Gowanda, plenty to build on for Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Olean softball team had no shortage of veteran players returning to the roster for this season. That experience shined through as the Huskies

Council votes 4-3 to restore funding for sewer, water superintendent, angering mayor
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Review of the proposed $23.2 million Olean city budget for 2026-27 became confrontational Thursday as aldermen voted 4-3 to restore funding for the water and












