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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Two Allegany-Limestone graduates display messages on their mortar boards at graduation Saturday.

Ninety-two seniors graduate Saturday at Allegany-Limestone commencement

June 30, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Ninety-two Allegany-Limestone seniors graduated during commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon at the Middle-High School Theater. It was the school district’s 29th commencement since the

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Portville Central School Senior Class Vice President Delaney Grandusky addresses fellow graduates, family and school staff and officials Friday night on the football field in front of the school. There were 83 graduates.

Eighty-three Portville seniors graduate Friday at outdoor commencement

June 29, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Eighty-three Portville Central School seniors graduated Friday night in an outdoor commencement on the football field in front of the school. The Senior

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) These wind turbines are located in the town of Stockbridge in Central New York. Cattaraugus County and Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC have agreed on a road use agreement for construction of the 340-megawatt wind farm in five towns in Cattaraugus, Allegany and Wyoming counties.

Cattaraugus County, Alle-Catt wind approve road use agreement, paving way for windmills

June 27, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County and Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC have come to an agreement on a road use and repair contract. On Wednesday, county

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Glenn Wahl of Salamanca, (standing at left) urged the Olean Common Council Tuesday to resolve their problem of sewage overflowing into the Allegheny River during heavy rains in months, not years.

Olean Common Council scolded for continued sewage overflows

June 26, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Two speakers took elected Olean city officials to task Tuesday night for last week’s release of more than 280,000 gallons of untreated sewage

Pollock Prediction: Bills vs. Ravens is all about Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen

September 29, 2024

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Now the gauntlet begins. When the NFL schedule was released last May, the first six games on Buffalo’s slate

(Photo: Adrian Wojnarowski, center, talks alongside head coach Mark Schmidt and Director of Athletics Bob Beretta Wednesday. Photo by Danny Bush for St. Bonaventure)

Pollock: St. Bonaventure hoops has a new rallying cry: ‘We got Woj’

September 28, 2024

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist (Photo: Adrian Wojnarowski, center, talks alongside head coach Mark Schmidt and Director of Athletics Bob Beretta Wednesday. Photo by

(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

Photo by Hunter O. Lyle Bradford’s Bella Prince takes the ball downfield during the Lady Owls 6-2 win over Warren.

Bradford Tallies win No. 9 in dominating win over Lady Dragons

September 28, 2024

By HUNTER O. LYLE WARREN, PA – Facing off against their regional rivals, the Bradford girls soccer team managed to showcase their lasting dominance with a 6-2 win over Warren. After winning their