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Two protests last Friday outside Great Lakes Cheese plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Two groups of people demonstrated Friday outside the Great Lakes Cheese plant on Route 16 north of Franklinville, protesting discharges from the plant into Ischua

DEC will require cheese plant to pay to restore Ischua Creek
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese will be required to restore Ischua Creek as part of any state enforcement action against the Franklinville cheese plant. State

Pumpkinville opens for 30th year in its current Great Valley location
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — Pumpkinville opened this past weekend for its 30th year at the current location. If you count the years when the original Pumpkinville was run

Waterman immersive exhibition to be unveiled at SBU’s Quick Center Sunday
ST. BONAVENTURE — Artist Carson Waterman, a cultural icon of the Seneca Nation, will be featured as the centerpiece of the Laine Immersion Arts Exhibition at the Regina A. Quick

Bradford girls’ playoff run cut short as they fall in 4A semis
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In their first playoff appearance in half a decade, the Bradford girls’ basketball team were eliminated by St. Marys in the District

Thursday HS Wrap: Salamanca, Olean boys, Portville girls grab wins in final regular season games
HAMBURG — Powered by Avery Brown’s 25-point performance, the Salamanca boys basketball team was able to wrap up its regular season with a narrow 62-58 win over Double-A Frontier. Brown,

Allegany-Limestone boys hoops fends off Randolph 52-47 in regular season finale
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — For the Allegany-Limestone boys basketball team, there’s not a much better way to cap off the regular season than with a win over the

IDA votes to rescind Alle-Catt tax breaks over schools’ concern
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Ten days after approving nearly $38 million in tax breaks for Alle-Catt Wind Energy turbines and equipment, the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency rescinded the












