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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

Lacking clutch hits, Otto-Eldred falls in second meeting with Gators
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ROULETTE, PA – In a clash of two of the top teams in the Allegheny Mountain League, the Otto-Eldred baseball team was unable to claim

Pollock: Notes on the Buffalo Bills; schedules are coming; Buffalo News’ Mark Gaughan retiring; Buffalo’s roster nearly full
By CHUCK POLLOCK , Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist When the Super Bowl ends on the second Sunday of February, it seems there’s a long wait until the National Football

Olean Farmers Market ready to return to Lincoln Park Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The Olean Farmers market held its final winter farmers market of the season, hosted by Canticle Farm, at its market building at 3809 Old State

New War Vets splash pad could open by Memorial Day
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — There is an outside chance that the splash pad in War Veterans Park could open by Memorial Day, Mayor Bill Aiello said Thursday. Due to










