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‘Village of Knives’ celebration in Little Valley this weekend
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Village of Knives Celebration this weekend at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds is 150 years in the making. In the late 1800s and

Spraying mosquito larvicide in June paid off with big drop in adult mosquitos
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Complaints about mosquitoes in late May and early June and high mosquito larvae counts prompted Cattaraugus County lawmakers to authorize aerial spraying. The

Ellicottville Championship Rodeo draws record crowds of 11,000
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — More than 11,000 people attended the 35th annual Ellicottville Championship Rodeo that ended Sunday. The rodeo draws about 350 athletes from around the

New handicapped accessible trail opens at Zoar Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — A new handicapped accessible trail opened Wednesday at Valentine Flats at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area, the New York State Department of
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Hubbers’ lead disappears late against Kane; Bonnies tally first A-10 win
SMETHPORT, PA – After piling up lead in the first half, the Smethport football team watched as their grip quickly and dramatically slipped away in the fourth quarter, with Kane

Slow start sees Bona women’s soccer fall 3-0 to Rhode Island
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team was left still in search of its first Atlantic 10 win of the season after a first-half

Hammond, Mercer to the rescue as Bona men’s soccer swipes victory from George Washington
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The day before St. Bonaventure’s Atlantic 10 home-opener, head coach Mick Giordano had agreed to facilitate an extra shooting practice session with Seth
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Gators narrowly outlast Kane; Olean, Portville football pick up lopsided wins
PORT ALLEGANY, PA — In what would be their closest contest of the season, the Port Allegany football team defended their home field with a dispatching of Kane, beating the