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(Rick Miller/Olean Star file photo) The Cattaraugus County Fair midway at the 181st county fair in 2024.

182nd Cattaraugus County Fair starts Saturday in Little Valley

July 22, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — This year’s 182nd Cattaraugus County Fair kicks off its eight-day run on Saturday, July 26 and goes to Saturday, Aug. 2. “The 182nd Cattaraugus

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) About 120 protesters attended a “Good Trouble” demonstration on East State Street on Saturday. They were protesting passage and signing of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and cuts to Medicaid and food stamps.

Demonstrators protest GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Saturday

July 22, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — About 120 demonstrators protested along East State Street by Lincoln Park in Olean Saturday — a “Good Trouble” protest honoring the late Rep. John Lewis.

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Lizards sweep Watertown Rapids in DH, OWSL Playoffs get underway with lopsided wins

July 22, 2025

SALAMANCA, NY — With a doubleheader sweep of the Watertown Rapids, the Salamanca Lizards have officially taken themselves out of last place in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL)

Owen Wright makes 10-shot improvement in bounce back win at Penn-York

July 21, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com WELLSVILLE — Owen Wright, the boys Division I winner from the opening week of the Penn-York Junior Golf League, made his triumphant return to the top

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The front of an East Otto fire truck is draped in a black bunting Wednesday in memory of Tim Lexer, a beloved local firefighter and former chief and a 911 dispatcher who died last week in an accident near his home. Police and fire vehicles escorted the hearse bearing Lexer's body from a funeral in Little Valley.

East Otto community honors Tim Lexer, dispatcher and firefighter

August 8, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star EAST OTTO — The East Otto community turned out Wednesday for fallen firefighter and dispatcher Tim Lexer as his body was escorted from a Little

Cattaraugus County Undersheriff Eric Butler

Acting Sheriff Butler nominated by GOP for Cattaraugus County Sheriff

August 7, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Acting Cattaraugus County Sheriff Eric Butler was nominated by Monday by the Cattaraugus County Republican Committee to run for sheriff in November. Republican Chairman

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Sapraicone (second from right), met with Cattaraugus County GOP officials in Olean Friday. Others from left are Legislator Rick Smith of Olean; County Republican Chairman Mark Heberling and Legislator Steve Teachman of Olean.

Sapraicone visits Cattaraugus County in his bid to unseat Sen Gillibrand

August 7, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mike Sapraicone sat in a booth at Green Acres last Friday with three Republican officials before heading off to his 11th county fair in

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Logan Goddard, 14, a 4-H member from Irving, speaks at the Cattaraugus County Fair Wednesday with county legislators and members of the Cornell Cooperative Extension board during a tour of the fairgrounds. His hog Fabio Sparklmane, lies at his feet.

County legislators tour fairgrounds, meet 4-H owners of animals to be auctioned

August 6, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Several Cattaraugus County lawmakers toured the county fairgrounds in Little Valley Wednesday with 4-H members and officials. The legislators and members of