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Cattaraugus County Midget football League heats up in week 4
Week 4 action in the Cattaraugus County Midget Football League (CCMFL) wrapped up this past weekend. The CCMFL consists of 15 teams from Catt-Little Valley, Ellicottville, Franklinville, Pioneer, Randolph, Salamanca,

Salamanca Varsity Soccer opens season with loss to Port Allegany
The Salamanca Girls Varsity soccer team opened their season yesterday with a 1-4 home loss to Port Allegany. Coach Kirsten Furlong praised the Lady Warriors for putting a great deal

Popular Pumkinville opens Saturday for its 29th season
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — Pumpkinville opens for its 29th season at its current location at 2844 Sugartown Road, Great Valley, on Saturday, Sept. 14, with more

Yorkshire family members killed in early morning fire
By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — New York State Police are investigating the cause of an early morning fire that claimed the lives of several members of a town

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

Salamanca boys hoops complete 18-point comeback, down Falconer 60-58 in B2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — “If that’s not the greatest comeback in Salamanca basketball history, I don’t know what is.” Salamanca boys basketball coach Adam Bennett was left with

Destiny fulfilled: Terrors earn long-awaited D9 title with last-second win over ECC
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CLARION, PA – Four years came down to 0.7 seconds. After constant failure and constant persistence, the Otto-Eldred boys’ basketball team’s dreams of capturing the












