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Olean's catcher, Dom Myers, greets a Maryvale baserunner at home with a tag out during the Huskies' loss in the Section VI quarterfinals. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Huskies’ season ends in quarterfinals against Maryvale as bats stay cold

May 24, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Fighting an uphill battle early, the Olean baseball team witnessed their season come to an end by the hands of Maryvale as

Otto-Eldred's Ayla Van Scoter reaches first after drilling a perfectly placed bunt during the Lady Terrors loss to DCC in the District 9 Class A semifinals. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Lady Terrors blanked in District 9 Semis, fall to defending champs DCC

May 23, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUBOIS, PA – After completing a phenomenal regular season and making it to the District 9 Class A postseason once again, the Otto-Eldred softball team’s

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Portville, Salamanca softball round out seasons with losses in Section 6 Quarterfinals

May 22, 2025

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE — The season has reached an end for the No. 7 seed Portville softball team as it was handed a hefty, six-inning, 13-1 defeat at the hands of

Allegany-Limestone pummels Newfane 14-2 in Class B Quarterfinal

May 22, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — It did not take long for the No. 6 seed Allegany-Limestone softball team to establish itself in its 14-2 Section 6 Class B Quarterfinal

(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