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181st Cattaraugus County Fair kicks off Saturday in Little Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The 181st Cattaraugus County Fair kicks off an eight-day run starting Saturday at the fairgrounds in Little Valley. Advance sale admission tickets

Haunted talk at county museum Thursday July 25
MACHIAS — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library’s Summer at the Stone House event series continues Thursday, July 25, with a discussion of the supernatural history of the region

Cowboy hats, boots abound at Wounded Warrior concert
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — There were almost too many cowboy hats and boots to count at Saturday’s Southern Tier Wounded Warrior concert at Bradner Stadium. The fifth annual

Jones’ latest sculpture captures the Trump fist Pump
ANGELICA — Sculptor Eric Jones has sculpted in sand the now iconic image of former President Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air moments after an assassination attempt in Butler,

Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through

Sempolinski holds first town meeting in Olean Thursday attended by 60
OLEAN – More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We had a great turnout and










