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IDA meeting Friday to vote on Alle-Catt tax breaks
If granted, a PILOT would provide Towns $15M more than the NYS Uniform Assessment, but will cost the County and School Districts $29.11M, resulting in a net-loss of $14.11M in

Bona sees second-half surge fended off by UMass, falls 81-54
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com AMHERST, MA — After enduring a consistent offensive display from UMass in the first half, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team rallied, connected on a haymaker of

Wednesday Roundup: Lady Terrors sweep Smethport with 20-point road win; Olean wrestling celebrates seniors, youth
SMETHPORT, PA – Weathering a second-half surge from the Lady Hubbers, the Otto-Eldred girls’ basketball was able to hold on to the lead, beating Smethport once again, 58-38. Through the

Beane discusses the 2024 Buffalo Bills season
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist (This is the first of a two-part series on Bills general manager Brandon Beane’s press conference on the 2024 campaign)

Two smoke shops in county fined $7,000 for selling flavored vapes, underage sales
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Two pop-up smoke shops have been fined a total of more than $7,000 by the Cattaraugus County Board of Health for illegal sales of vaping

Walkable Olean IV work begins on South Union Street Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Work got underway on the $3.3 million Walkable Olean IV along South Union Street on Wednesday. A crew from Millennium Construction, Niagara Falls, removed the

DEC creates Blue Hill State Forest in Town of Yorkshire, first since ’63
By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — Cattaraugus County has a newly-designated state forest in the town of Yorkshire with access to Cattaraugus Creek. Sean Mahar, the interim director of the state

Panthers dominate Salamanca War Wolves, look toward bright future
By HUNTER O. LYLE SALAMANCA – After suffering a loss last week, the Portville boys soccer team was able to get back in the win column with a 10-1 dismantling win over Salamanca-Cattaraugus












