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State project to fortify dikes underway near river in Olean
Olean Star OLEAN — The City of Olean received an undisclosed amount of funding from a $21 million state flood protection fund, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week. Besides Olean,

Village of Knives II ends 3-day run at Cattaraugus County fairgrounds
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The second annual Village of Knives show this past weekend at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds showcased much of the Village of Little Valley’s cutlery

Lizards’ late rally comes up short in 6-4 loss to Gliders
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE — While the 6-4 final scoreline may paint a picture of a close affair, the majority of the game between the Salamanca Lizards and the

Nick Schmidt: ‘Highly qualified’ and seeking success alongside his father at St. Bonaventure
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It’s hard to say no to family. Especially if that family is a highly-qualified college basketball assistant coach with experience at the academy

North Second Street home’s Halloween display a magnet for Olean trick-or-treaters
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The extensive Halloween decorations on and around Paul Capozzi’s North Second Street home made it a magnet for Olean trick-or-treaters Saturday night. The decorations —

Panthers’ outsized, overwhelmed by top-seeded Barker/Roy-Hart in Class C quarterfinals
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BARKER, NY – Fighting a dearth of size on the line of scrimmage, as well as a gaps in their roster, the Portville/Bolivar-Richburg/Cuba-Rushford football team’s

Olean filmmakers update IDA on their plans for regional soundstage, production facility in city
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency heard earlier this week from an Olean couple who plan to bring a little bit of Hollywood

Gies holds last town hall in Cattaraugus County before Tuesday’s midterm election
By RICK MILLEROlean StarALLEGANY — Democrat Aaron Gies held his last town meeting in Cattaraugus County before the election on Wednesday to an audience of about 100 at The Hall




