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Good crowds of shoppers on opening day of 14th annual WILMA Woolly Bear Weekend

October 17, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Crowds of people looking to get an early start on their holiday shopping turned out in droves for the 14th annual WILMA

Allegany-Limestone's Dylan Rhodes and Olean's Lucius Clark vie for position during their matchup on Wednesday. Both teams will open their respective playoff campaigns on Tuesday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Gators take No. 2 in Class B bracket; third meeting set between Portville, Randolph in Class C

October 17, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com After six weeks of the regular season campaign, the Section VI boy’s soccer postseason has arrived. As the four local teams enter their respective brackets,

FILE -- Hayden Schappacher splits the defense in front of him during Portville's win over Olean in Week Three of the regular season. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Panthers roll over Southwestern/Frewsburg; Allegany-Limestone, Olean soccer fall in finale

October 17, 2026

CUBA, NY – Combined staunch offense and defense in every quarter carried the Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg football team to their fifth win of the season, beating Southwestern/Frewsburg 32-0. The Panthers opened their

Dom Myers and the Huskies celebrate after a big gain during their win over Cheektowaga. In the past two weeks, Olean's offense has combined for 84 points. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Huskies’ score 30 unanswered points in rout of Cheektowaga

October 16, 2026

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Some would argue that there’s no better time to get your win at home than on Senior Night. The same could be

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The front of an East Otto fire truck is draped in a black bunting Wednesday in memory of Tim Lexer, a beloved local firefighter and former chief and a 911 dispatcher who died last week in an accident near his home. Police and fire vehicles escorted the hearse bearing Lexer's body from a funeral in Little Valley.

East Otto community honors Tim Lexer, dispatcher and firefighter

August 8, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star EAST OTTO — The East Otto community turned out Wednesday for fallen firefighter and dispatcher Tim Lexer as his body was escorted from a Little

Cattaraugus County Undersheriff Eric Butler

Acting Sheriff Butler nominated by GOP for Cattaraugus County Sheriff

August 7, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Acting Cattaraugus County Sheriff Eric Butler was nominated by Monday by the Cattaraugus County Republican Committee to run for sheriff in November. Republican Chairman

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Sapraicone (second from right), met with Cattaraugus County GOP officials in Olean Friday. Others from left are Legislator Rick Smith of Olean; County Republican Chairman Mark Heberling and Legislator Steve Teachman of Olean.

Sapraicone visits Cattaraugus County in his bid to unseat Sen Gillibrand

August 7, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mike Sapraicone sat in a booth at Green Acres last Friday with three Republican officials before heading off to his 11th county fair in

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Logan Goddard, 14, a 4-H member from Irving, speaks at the Cattaraugus County Fair Wednesday with county legislators and members of the Cornell Cooperative Extension board during a tour of the fairgrounds. His hog Fabio Sparklmane, lies at his feet.

County legislators tour fairgrounds, meet 4-H owners of animals to be auctioned

August 6, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Several Cattaraugus County lawmakers toured the county fairgrounds in Little Valley Wednesday with 4-H members and officials. The legislators and members of