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Gators track and field show out, break records as season progesses
As the spring season enters the final stretch, the Port Allegany track and fields teams have found success not only in the form of wins and personal bests, but also

Free ‘Seed to Supper’ gardening program set to begin May 13 at Washington West School
OLEAN — A Seed to Supper Program (S2S) – starts May 13, with sessions to be held at Washington West Elementary School cafeteria. It is open to the Public Over
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Perry leads Huskies to rivalry win;Â Terrors stumble late against B-R
OLEAN, NY – Punctuated with six runs in the final frame, the Olean baseball team defended their home field in the inaugural Allegany River Rivalry game, holding Salamanca to just

2026 Big 30 Charities Classic selection release #6
The Big 30 has begun unveiling the names of players who have committed to participating in the upcoming 2026 Charities Classic. The following is the sixth full release sent out

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












