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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

Ande Northrup celebrates her 1000th assist
Junior, Ande Northrup celebrates her 1000th assist for Ellicottville Central School Volleyball team. She is the daughter of Karl and Jill Northrup.

Homeless Task Force is named by Olean mayor
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello on Tuesday announced the formation of the Olean Homelessness Task Force, a group of 14 community groups and agencies to help city

Zoar Valley group demonstrates outside Buffalo DEC Headquarters
By RICK MILLER Olean Star BUFFALO — Nearly 30 members of the Zoar Valley Coalition demonstrated outside the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s regional headquarters in Buffalo Tuesday in protest

Ellicottville tops Salamanca in Defensive Battle
The Ellicottville Eagles girls’ soccer team picked up a hard-fought victory over Salamanca 2-1 Tuesday night. In a game where each team took turns controlling the action in their offense












