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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
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Cartmill, Huskies tack on tenth straight; Salamanca, A-L softball finish regular season on top
ALLEGANY, NY – A late surge coupled with a dominant man on the mound gave the Olean baseball their tenth consecutive win of the season, sweeping Allegany-Limestone in the season
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Portville softball enters postseason with a win; Olean golf falls to Jamestown
PORTVILLE, NY – Ending their regular season on a high note, the Portville softball team enter the playoffs fresh off a dominating performance, beating Cattaraugus Little Valley 14-1 in six

Huskies take a bite out of CCAA Division I league title with regular season finale win over A-L
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Entering their final day of the regular season, the Olean softball team had a lot up in the air. A win would

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Gators outlast ECC; Miles no-hits A-L for Huskies’ ninth straight
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – In a preview to next week’s District 9 Class A first round matchup, the Port Allegany softball team pulled off a late comeback against Elk County











