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Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through

Sempolinski holds first town meeting in Olean Thursday attended by 60
OLEAN – More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We had a great turnout and

Portville girls hoops rolls past Cleveland Hill 57-15 in Section 6 Class B2 first round
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — Behind a high level of execution, the No. 8 seed Portville girls basketball team scored itself a comfortable 57-15 Section 6 Class B2 first

Otto-Eldred reaches D9 finals for second time in three years with late standoff against Clarion-Limestone
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ST. MARYS, PA – With just 12.7 seconds left on the clock, the Otto-Eldred’s girls’ basketball teams’ championship dreams hung on just a two-point lead.

Bona women’s hoops suffer full might of Duquesne offense in 74-48 loss
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — In its final road game of the regular season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team suffered its second loss of the year to

Serious fall sidelines Preston Marshall campaign for DA
By RICK MILLER Olean Star RANDOLPH — District Attorney candidate Preston Marshall bowed out of the DA race today over health concerns. Earlier this month, on February 7, GOP district












