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Jack Searles to step down as county administrator in June
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County Administrator John “Jack” Searles plans to tell county lawmakers Wednesday of his plans to step down in June from the post he’s held

Schmidt honored with Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award
SAN ANTONIO, TX — While the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four took center stage in San Antonio over this past weekend, there was more than just elite level basketball to

Common Council to vote on $19.8 million city budget Tuesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Finance Committee Chairman Sonya McCall hopes to pass the 2025-26 Olean city budget with its 6% property tax hike on Tuesday night as planned. The
Monday Roundup: Bradford softball demolishes Kane; Salamanca baseball blanks Eagles
KANE, PA – Winning the battle at the plate 14-4, the Bradford softball team strung together back-to-back wins, dominating Kane 16-1 in 6 innings. Despite suffering two outs in their

Inconsistent offense sees Bona baseball swept by Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE —The St. Bonaventure baseball team had been defending its home field ferociously. It had picked up its first series win of the season and

Olean woman organizes Earth Day cleanup along Allegheny River, Olean Creek Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — An Olean woman organized an Earth Day cleanup of the banks along the Allegheny River and Olean Creek that netted dozens of orange

62nd annual WNY Maple Festival gets underway on a soggy Saturday; Sunday weather looking drier
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — The 62nd annual WNY Maple Festival Parade got underway Saturday morning under rainy skies. The rain didn’t put a damper on the spirits

Salamanca’s youth shines in lopsided win over Allegany-Limestone
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca baseball team went 3-up, 3-down in the first inning of its game against Allegany-Limestone. Call it a delayed start, because over the












