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THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Olean softball smashes Marauders; A-L baseball shut out by Wellsville
DUNKIRK, NY – Bouncing back from two straight loses, the Olean softball team regained confidence with a 17-0, four-inning win over Dunkirk. The Huskies’ bats came ready to play, with
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: A-L baseball falls in extras; Portville softball, Olean baseball victims of late offense in losses
DUNKIRK, NY — In an ultra-competitive CCAA Div. I, one run can make all the difference. Unfortunately for the Allegany-Limestone baseball team — currently last in the league — it

Big bats lift Bradford over Oswayo Valley, complete season sweep
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – With equal parts of patience and power at the plate as well as a hive-mind defense in the field, the Bradford softball

‘Resilient’ Allegany-Limestone takes care of business in five-inning win over Southwestern
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Over the course of her team’s season thus far, Allegany-Limestone softball coach Kaelyn Arnold has raved about the resilience and collective growth she has

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River

Lens Martial speaks out after City Council rejects Mayor’s plan for outside auditing consultant
Current Olean Auditor Lens Martial submitted the following letter to the Mayor and the City Council. He has not received a response: Dear City Council Members and Mayor, Thank you












