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County gets 2 for 1 return on its investment for Medicaid funds for nursing homes
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers made their best deal of the year Wednesday, trading $5.2 million for nearly $10.6 million in nursing home funding.

City signs consent order with DEC for faster schedule to prevent sewage releases in river
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted Tuesday to have Mayor Bill Aiello sign a state Department of Environmental Conservation consent order to speed up work to

IDA OKs tax breaks for new owner of SetterStix plant in Cattaraugus
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency members on Tuesday welcomed a new manufacturer to the village of Cattaraugus. Daich Coating Corp., an Ontario company

Portville volleyball sweeps Olean, avoids ‘trap game’ to remain undefeated
Pressure a non-factor as program standards keep Panthers level-headed By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Portville girls volleyball team is now over halfway through its regular season, and so

Cuba Rushford tops Addison in Class C1 first round action
Stories by Chris Books of wellsvillesports.com CUBA — Cloey Larabee is a workhorse. The Lady Rebels senior captain will do anything and everything possible to ensure that the offense gets

State advances 3.5 million in casino funds to Salamanca, Cattaraugus County
By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — A state advance to municipalities for future Seneca casino revenue sharing is like money in the bank for the City of Salamanca and Cattaraugus County.

Portville rolls on as playoffs encroach
JAMESTOWN, NY – In their second to last game of the regular season, the Portville volleyball team cruised to yet another victory, beating Southwestern in three sets, 25-15, 25-8 and

First Assistant DA, Jessica Ungaro named Domestic Violence Awareness Month Connecting Communities in Action Champion
Little Valley – Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori Rieman is proud to announce that First Assistant District Attorney Jessica A. Ungaro, Esq. was honored by Connecting Communities in Action as












