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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
Olean Common Council votes to continue solar moratorium
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Olean Common Council voted 5-1 Tuesday for a local law extending a city moratorium on new solar farms or facilities. Alderman Vernon Robinson Jr.,
Friday Roundup: Terrors, Lady Owls pick up first wins; Olean baseball starts campaign 2-0
ULYSSES, PA – A mix of consistent and clutch hitting carried the Otto-Eldred baseball team to their first win of the season, beating Allegany Mountain League opponent Northern Potter 12-6.

Salamanca blanks CSP 4-0 behind ‘mentally tough’ defensive performance
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca baseball team has maintained its perfect record on the season, adding one more tally in the win column after shutting out Clymer/Sherman/Panama

Warters fans 13 as Portville tallies first win of the season
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – Overcoming early struggles, the Portville softball team notched their first win of the season during their first appearance at home, beating Cuba-Rushford

Charges arising out of City Council meeting dismissed in the interests of justice; Carlos Andres detained by ICE
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A disorderly conduct charge against a man who attempted to speak twice during the public comment section of the Olean Common Council on March 25











