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Borrello calls 2026 state legislative session one of the least productive in years
By RICK MILLER Olean Star State Sen. George Borrello said last week that the 2026 legislative session was one of the least productive in years. “Each year it gets worse,”
County primary voter turnout low in 23rd District Congressional District race between Gies, Stocker
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early voting in Cattaraugus County that started on Saturday is going slow. As of mid-day Tuesday, 114 people had voted, according to the Board of
Seventy attend Sunday’s ‘No Kings’ protest at Olean’s Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star About 70 people attended a No Kings protest along East State Street at Olean’s Lincoln Park Sunday afternoon. Organized by the local group Voices of
Blakeman, GOP candidate for governor, promises to cut utility costs in half for New Yorkers
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman said in Olean Friday that New York’s utility rates are too high and if elected he would cut
Butler easily wins county sheriff’s race over Whitmore
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Acting Cattaraugus County Sheriff Eric Butler was elected to a four-year term Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Denny “D.J.” Whitmore. Butler, the former undersheriff who
J.C. Seneca elected Seneca Nation president over Tuesday over General
IRVING — After winning the Seneca Nation Presidential Primary by a two-to-one margin in September, J.C. Seneca on Tuesday received a mandate in the Seneca General Election by earning over 87% of the popular vote over his
Pollock: St. Bonaventure overcomes errors as Bonnies open basketball season with solid win
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist, Wellsville Sun, Olean Star As they stood for the national anthem, Monday night at the Reilly Center, Mark Schmidt’s and Andy Newman’s
Eric Butler elected Cattaraugus County Sheriff
By: Eric M. Firkel Olean Star Based on early election results, the Olean Star is calling the election for Cattaraugus County Sheriff for Eric Butler. Butler, the acting Sheriff, handily
