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Salamanca boys lacrosse falls just short in pursuit of Akron in season-opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Despite coming up just short, the Salamanca boys lacrosse team put up a strong fight in its season-opener against Akron. The Warriors wasted no

Man arrested after offering coins to city to stem sewage overflows
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A man who approached the speaker’s podium with silver coins during the public comment portion of the Olean Common Council meeting Tuesday was led from

Cattaraugus County IDA OKs $9.6 million in tax inducements, does not approve Alle-Catt PILOT
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Tax breaks for business expansion projects in Olean, Allegany and Portville with nearly $4 million in local investment were approved Tuesday by the Cattaraugus County

Seneca president, councilors meet with governor who will issue apology over state role in Thomas Indian School abuse
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca and Seneca tribal councilors met earlier this month with Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany to discuss a number of issues. The number

Invenergy: Catt County IDA Must Act Now to Secure Funding for Local Communities
By: Archana Kumar | Manager, External Communications, Invenergy A once-in-a-generation financial opportunity for Cattaraugus County is being jeopardized by inaction from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA). The IDA has yet to

Alle-Catt Wind Energy hearings scheduled for Monday by IDA
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Three public hearings on Alle-Catt Wind Energy’s application for tax benefits from the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency will be held Monday. The public hearings in Farmersville,

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











