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Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

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

$267 million tentative Cattaraugus County budget carries tax levy increase, cuts property tax rates
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A tentative Cattaraugus County budget of $267,084,372 was introduced Wednesday by County Administrator and budget officer Kelly J. Reed. The budget’s total

Bloom elected Cattaraugus County judge; Klute re-elected county clerk
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County voters elected a new county judge on Tuesday — Darrell Bloom, who is currently the county’s public defender. Bloom received

Livonia too much for A-L/Hinsdale in Class B subregional
Gators battle to 1-1 halftime tie before bowing to Bulldogs 4-1 GENESEO — The Allegany-Limestone/Hinsdale boys soccer team executed its game plan to near perfection. For about 39 minutes and

Rosenthal wins Ward 3 alderman contest in Olean; Salamanca mayoral election too close to call
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The City of Olean’s only Common Council contest in Tuesday’s election was won by Democrat Gloria J. Rosenthal. Rosenthal, who also ran on the Common




