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Portville's Kingston Loucks sprints up field during the Panthers' 34-0 loss to Southwestern/Frewsburg on Thursday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Portville drops second straight as offense, defense misfires against Trojans

September 18, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SOUTHWESTERN, NY – Playing through growing pains that materialized in worries and woes on both sides of the ball, the Portville football team suffered their

(DEC graphic) This DEC map of the Great Lakes Cheese plant in Franklinville and Ischua Creek was shown at the Cattaraugus County Board of Health on Wednesday. Organic waste in treated water from the plant has been bland for a significant fish kill in the creek.

Watkins says local wells tested near Olean Creek not found contaminated

September 18, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — While the discharge of organic material into Ischua Creek from the Great Lakes Cheese plant resulted in a significant die-off of fish and other aquatic

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Demonstrators outside the Great Lakes Cheese plant in Franklinville Friday protest the company’s contamination of Ischua Creek, which killed tens of thousands of fish and other aquatic wildlife.

Two protests last Friday outside Great Lakes Cheese plant

September 18, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Two groups of people demonstrated Friday outside the Great Lakes Cheese plant on Route 16 north of Franklinville, protesting discharges from the plant into Ischua

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday announced a $475,000 fine against Great Lakes Cheese for its August discharge of contamnants into Ischua Creek, which killed tews of thousnads of fish and othe aquatic life.

DEC will require cheese plant to pay to restore Ischua Creek

September 18, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese will be required to restore Ischua Creek as part of any state enforcement action against the Franklinville cheese plant. State

Allegany-Limestone’s Carson Kwiatkoswki’s drives through traffic towards the rim during the Gators’ 56-33 win over Dunkirk. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Gators stay undefeated behind Kwiatkoswki’s 24-points

December 20, 2024

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Tallying yet another standout scoring performance, Carson Kwiatkoswki helped carry Allegany-Limestone to their fourth-consecutive win to start the season, surging late to

(Olean Historical and Preservation Society) This is the monument to President Teddy Roosevelt and New York Gov. Frank W. Higgins the Olean Historical and Preservation Society hopes to make from a Lincoln Park oak tree the two leaders planted in 1906.

Historical Society seeks monument for Roosevelt-Higgins tree in park

December 19, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The tree in Lincoln Park planted 118 years ago by President Teddy Roosevelt and New York Gov. Frank W. Higgins is dying. The

Behind defensive effort, Allegany-Limestone defeats Portville for first win of season

December 19, 2024

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone girls basketball team can breathe a little easier now after it secured its first win of the season at the expense of

Salamanca’s Leilene McComber (5) looks to back down a Pioneer defender into the paint. in the Warriors win over the Panthers on Dec. 12. | File photo courtesy of Salamanca Warrior Athletics

ROUNDUP: McComber scores career-high in win over Lady Panthers; Terrors blowout Galeton

December 18, 2024

SALAMANCA – A 22-point scoring night from Leilene McComber helped the Salamanca girls’ basketball team collect their third consecutive win of the season, beating Franklinville 40-25. After suffering a loss