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Legislature unanimously approves record $293.7 million budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a record $293.7 million county budget for 2025 on Tuesday. The budget contains a 7.29% decrease in the full
Great Lakes Cheese Co. makes first cheese at Franklinville plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. employees have made the first cheese at the new $700 million plant in Franklinville — an Italian cheese. The first tanker
Cattaraugus County overdose deaths take a nose dive in 2024
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — With a month to go in 2024, overdose deaths in Cattaraugus County are down for the third year in a row. So far this year,
My Turn: DEC’s Zoar Valley timber plans for bird habitat is threat to old growth
By Lily Harrington So, yes. Technically, the DEC is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their
New York ready to ‘put on a show’ in Big 30 Charities Classic
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA — A year after just their first Big 30 Charities Classic win since 2015, New York’s team for the 2025 affair is eager to
The Wright stuff: Owen takes Pine Acres for third Penn-York win
BRADFORD, Pa. – It wasn’t quite the start that Owen Wright anticipated. In Week 4 of the Penn-York Junior Golf League campaign, the rising Cattaraugus-Little Valley senior was 4-over par
Pennsylvania ready for the storm as they prepare for Big 30 Classic
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – On Monday, Troy Cook and Co. were in the boonies. As a part of the rotating practice locations, the head coach of
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Smethport VFW claims OWSL title
OLEAN, NY — While they may have fallen into a 3-0 hole after the first inning of play, Smethport VFW rallied in the latter frames of their game against Randy’s
