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Legislature unanimously approves record $293.7 million budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a record $293.7 million county budget for 2025 on Tuesday. The budget contains a 7.29% decrease in the full
Great Lakes Cheese Co. makes first cheese at Franklinville plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. employees have made the first cheese at the new $700 million plant in Franklinville — an Italian cheese. The first tanker
Cattaraugus County overdose deaths take a nose dive in 2024
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — With a month to go in 2024, overdose deaths in Cattaraugus County are down for the third year in a row. So far this year,
My Turn: DEC’s Zoar Valley timber plans for bird habitat is threat to old growth
By Lily Harrington So, yes. Technically, the DEC is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their
While still improving, Bona women’s hoops ‘need to be ready’ ahead of UAlbany fixture
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley is not making excuses. On the back of a nailbiter of a win over Buffalo which
Protest in Olean Saturday will collect items for homeless
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Voices of the People Movement will hold a protest at Lincoln Park Saturday, Nov. 22, from noon to 2 p.m. The protest is
National Grid donates $1,000 in turkeys to Olean families
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — National Grid recently purchased $1,000 worth of turkeys to give to Olean families for Thanksgiving. Vernon Robinson, Olean warehouse manager for National Grid,
Bona men’s basketball ‘found a way,’ in its 14-point win over Robert Morris
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team never trailed in its game against Robert Morris. For just under 39 minutes, the Bonnies were in
