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Pending energy disaster in NY and PA focus of Right Thinkers meeting Monday night
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The Right Thinkers will meet Monday (Oct. 20) at The Hall, 80 N. Fourth St., Allegany. The doors will open by 5 o’clock

County’s E-911 system in line for $1.5 million upgrade to Next Generation 911
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — More than $1.5 million in state-of-the-art enhancements to Cattaraugus County’s E-911 system are a step closer after approval Wednesday by Cattaraugus County

SWNY-NWPA Men’s Am Golf Tournament donates $20,000 to Local Foundations & Scholarships.
OLEAN — On Oct. 14, the 89th annual Southwestern New York-Northwestern Pennsylvania (SWNY-NWPA) Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament donated $20,000 to its four primary beneficiaries. Receiving the donations were HomeCare &
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Schott moves to fourth in All-Time scoring; Bradford, Portville, Salamanca volleyball sweep
RUSSELL, PA – Closing their season out on the road, the Port Allegany boy’s soccer team suffered a 4-2 loss to Eisenhower after a barrage of early offense. Hopping on

Huskies’ extra-innings comeback falls short in Section VI quarterfinals
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Momentum is an elusive thing. It ebbs and flows and can leave as quickly as it arrives. For the Olean softball team,

Olean filmmakers discuss possible local film, TV production studio with county lawmakers
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Two Cattaraugus County filmmakers outlined a proposal for building a full-service film, television and streaming production studio to county lawmakers Wednesday. Panvenni

Father-daughter speakers tag team graduates at St. Bonaventure Commencement Sunday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure University commencement speaker, a distinguished student-athlete and alumni, provided tag-team advice with his daughter for graduating seniors at Reilly

IDA approves $5 million in Ellicottville ski resort projects and $3.5 million Gowanda renovation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency on Tuesday approved applications for sales tax abatement from Ellicottville resort operators on more than $5 million












