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Legislators ask Hochul to reconsider ending some Medicaid payments to rural ambulance services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider a provision in her executive budget that would

Chuck Pollock: Reflections on Schmidt’s stint at St. Bonaventure
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The hammer came Saturday morning when the Olean Star announced that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt would be coaching his final game

Borrello, Sempolinski vote against Senate, Assembly add-ons to Hochul’s record state budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello criticized the Senate’s one-house budget resolution, passed Thursday along party lines, which adds $7.1 billion to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s

Former Cattaraugus county probation director receives maximum sentence under plea deal for possessing child porn
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A former Cattaraugus County Probation Director was sentenced in County Court Thursday by Acting County Court Judge Nicholas A. DiCerbo to six

St. Bonaventure men’s hoops 2025-26 non-conference schedule breakdown
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has officially unveiled its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Fixtures against Youngstown State (Nov. 15),
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Shamrocks, Mickey’s exchange blows in high-scoring OSWL Playoffs
OLEAN, NY — It was a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair between Shamrocks and Mickey’s with the former winding up the victors at the end of the day. Shamrock’s defeated Mickey’s by

Deering, Houser set to lead ‘high quality,’ ‘exciting’ New York rosters into Corporate Cup
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA — The ninth annual NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase is set to take center stage on July 27, bringing together the best local talent

Dansville hops Oilers in standings with makeup win
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – In their first taste of postseason action – technically – the Olean Oilers fell to the Dansville Gliders 9-4, shifting the balance











