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Photo by Hunter O. Lyle Allegany-Limestone’s Addie Fisher and Olean’s Chloe Stitt battle for possession during the Lady Gators’ 8-0 win over the Lady Huskies on Tuesday.

Lady Gators remain hot, undefeated as they shut out Olean

September 25, 2024

By HUNTER O. LYLE OLEAN – Facing their cross-town rivals in front of their home crowd, the Olean girls’ soccer team was unable to break their four-game losing streak, falling 8-0 to Allegany-Limestone.

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Portville Girls Soccer Stays unbeaten in league Play

September 24, 2024

By: ROBERT CRANDALL Olean Star The Portville Panthers traveled to Randolph in a battle of the unbeatens in Tuesday’s girls’ soccer match up. In a game that started on a

Olean woodlot tour features 65 American Chestnut trees

September 24, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It isn’t every day that most people have an opportunity to view a wild American chestnut tree. Jim Brady of Olean knew he had

Treat hunger as the local crisis it is

September 24, 2024

By Kelsey Boudin Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Andrew Burr sponsored an immediate resolution eliminating 17 nursing home jobs Wednesday.

Catt Co. Legislature eliminates 17 Machias Nursing Home jobs by immediate resolution, union official calls the tactic “cold and sneaky”

September 28, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, residents of The Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Campus in Machias will have their meals prepared by employees from Good Times