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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
St. Bonaventure falls to George Mason 57-48 in battle of top defenses
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On Jan. 21, two of the Atlantic 10’s best defenses went toe-to-toe as the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosted George Mason. Entering
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Gators dominate Smethport by 40; Pitt-Bradford rocked at home by 32
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – On a night where ten Gators made their way into the score books, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team kept their hot streak alive, beating Smethport
Dominant second half catapults St. Bonaventure to season’s first conference win
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The metaphorical monkey is off the backs of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. Through five games, the Bonnies had failed to pick
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Port Allegany wins seventh straight; Lady Terrors sweep Cam Co, remain atop NTL
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Shaking off a slow start, the Port Allegany girl’s basketball team bounced back in the second half, pulling off a season sweep over Smethport, 39-23, as
