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Two smoke shops in county fined $7,000 for selling flavored vapes, underage sales
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Two pop-up smoke shops have been fined a total of more than $7,000 by the Cattaraugus County Board of Health for illegal sales of vaping
Walkable Olean IV work begins on South Union Street Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Work got underway on the $3.3 million Walkable Olean IV along South Union Street on Wednesday. A crew from Millennium Construction, Niagara Falls, removed the
DEC creates Blue Hill State Forest in Town of Yorkshire, first since ’63
By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — Cattaraugus County has a newly-designated state forest in the town of Yorkshire with access to Cattaraugus Creek. Sean Mahar, the interim director of the state
Panthers dominate Salamanca War Wolves, look toward bright future
By HUNTER O. LYLE SALAMANCA – After suffering a loss last week, the Portville boys soccer team was able to get back in the win column with a 10-1 dismantling win over Salamanca-Cattaraugus
Gators roll: Allegany-Limestone boys soccer kicks off season with 8-0 win over Chautauqua Lake
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — While it may have been a full 282 days since their appearance in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Class
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Bona men’s soccer grabs season’s first win at Saint Francis; Lady Owls, Gators pick up wins on the road
LORETTO, PA — The St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team is officially off the mark for the season, grabbing their first win on the road at Saint Francis. After back-to-back 3-2
Lady Hubbers drops season opener in three sets to Coudy
By HUNTER O. LYLE oleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – Looking to build upon their program through trial and error, the Smethport volleyball team began their 2025 campaign with a loss to
Minus Prince, Bradford aims to remain a D-9 powerhouse
Port United looks to build on breakout 2024 season By JP BUTLER Special to The Olean Star BRADFORD, PA — In seven years as both an assistant and head coach of
