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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

BATES: This is not the 1990s, Mike MacDonald deserves his chance at St. Bonaventure
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — This era of college basketball is ruled by fearmongers. Armchair GMs, Couch Coaches, etc. No one decision that will ever be made will

Well-rounded effort sees Olean baseball past Springville-Griffith
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Returning all but two players from last year’s roster, Olean baseball head coach Les DeGolier has on his hands an experience-laden squad. In its

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Warriors baseball picks up third dub; Port Allegany track and field sweeps Smethport
SALAMANCA, PA – Opening the second week of the season with back-to-back games, the Salamanca baseball team picked up their third win with a 11-7 victory over Pine Valley Central.

Giblin shines, Bonnies break through late in 7-3 win
By RYAN LOMBARDI oleanstarsports@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Behind a dominant relief outing from freshman right-hander Eamon Giblin and a late offensive surge, St. Bonaventure University baseball pulled away for a 7-3 win over











