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Two smoke shops in county fined $7,000 for selling flavored vapes, underage sales
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Two pop-up smoke shops have been fined a total of more than $7,000 by the Cattaraugus County Board of Health for illegal sales of vaping

Walkable Olean IV work begins on South Union Street Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Work got underway on the $3.3 million Walkable Olean IV along South Union Street on Wednesday. A crew from Millennium Construction, Niagara Falls, removed the

DEC creates Blue Hill State Forest in Town of Yorkshire, first since ’63
By RICK MILLER Olean Star YORKSHIRE — Cattaraugus County has a newly-designated state forest in the town of Yorkshire with access to Cattaraugus Creek. Sean Mahar, the interim director of the state

Panthers dominate Salamanca War Wolves, look toward bright future
By HUNTER O. LYLE SALAMANCA – After suffering a loss last week, the Portville boys soccer team was able to get back in the win column with a 10-1 dismantling win over Salamanca-Cattaraugus
Ellicottville’s Holiday Valley set to open four lifts Friday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Holiday Valley opens Friday for its 67th season with a heaping helping of snow from Mother Nature and as much man-made snow as they can
Lady Owls’ comeback falls short in season opener
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com RIDGWAY, PA – Despite trailing for the entirety of the game, the Bradford girls’ basketball had a shot to open their season with a win.
LYLE: Steelers’ offense shows true capabilities in win over Bengals
By HUNTER O. LYLE A little after a week following a deflating loss and the Pittsburgh Steelers have bounced back, returning to their AFC North-leading form as they won a
Pollock: The Buffalo Bills and the snow in Orchard Park too much for the 49ers
Cutline: Josh Allen interrupted coach Sean McDermott to make snow angels during his post-game interview on ESPN. McDermott obliged (more photos in story). Photo by Anglio Allen/Buffalo Bills. By CHUCK











