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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Members of the Cattaraugus County Legislature’s Public Works Committee were briefed Wednesday on the extent of damage from a water leak at the County Center on Tuesday. The building will remain closed until Monday. Committees met at the Public Works Facility about a mile from the County Center.

Cattaraugus County Center to stay closed until Monday over water leak

July 18, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Center, closed Tuesday afternoon due to a water leak, is expected to reopen on Monday morning. Just before 2

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Dan Spitzer (third from right) of Hudson Russ, an attorney for Alle-Catt Wind Energy, speaks Tuesday at a meeting of the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency where Alle-Catt was seeking tax incentives for its proposed 340-megawatt wind farm.

IDA accepts Alle-Catt application for $618.9 million in tax incentives; takes no action

July 17, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An application for tax benefits for the proposed $618.8 million Alle-Catt Wind Farm under consideration by the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency appears

(Photo provided) Cattaraugus County Republican Party Chairman Mark Heberling (left), met up with Lee Zeldin former GOP candidate for New York governor at the Republican Presidential Convention in Milwaukee on Monday.

Heberling likes JD Vance pick for VP; glad Trump survived brush with death

July 17, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star MILWAUKEE — Cattaraugus County Republican Party Chairman Mark Heberling on Tuesday praised the selection by former President Donald Trump of JD Vance as the vice

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The new Hinsdale Vietnam Memorial in Town Park was dedicated Saturday in front of about 150 people.

Hinsdale Vietnam Memorial dedication attended by 150

July 16, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star HINSDALE — Nearly 150 people attended Saturday’s dedication ceremony for the new Hinsdale Vietnam Memorial in Town Park — something everyone was long overdue. The

St. Bonaventure men’s basketball to hold NBA/G League Pro Day

September 9, 2025

NEW YORK — On Oct. 11, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will host a Pro Day at the NBA’s National Basketball Players Association training facility in midtown Manhattan. The

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Port soccer, volleyball earn shutout wins; Huskies volleyball opens with sweep

September 8, 2025

PORTVILLE, NY – Standing behind Kailey Bartlett’s three goals, the Port United girl’s soccer team improved to 3-2 with a road 3-0 win over Bolivar-Richburg. While Joanna Darush recorded an

Overtime heartbreaker sinks Allegany-Limestone girls soccer

September 8, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The Allegany-Limestone girls soccer team, looking to push its record back to even on the year, had Southwestern on the ropes. Leading 3-2, the

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the Steelers' Week One win over the New York Jets on Sunday. | Alysa Rubin/Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers open season with mix of surprises and sighs

September 8, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com Throughout Sunday morning, as I walked the aisles of my hometown grocery store collecting the provisions for the NFL’s opening day, worry and doubt clouded