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Olean Police officers help to rescue cat from under hood of woman’s car
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A Bolivar-Richburg Central School teacher on her way to work on Monday heard a kitten meowing under her hood as she drove down

Senecas threaten legal action on overflows
SALAMANCA – Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. asked the legal department to look into legal action against the City of Olean over its latest discharges into the Allegheny River.

Allegheny River paddle by activist upstaged by big sewage overflow
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — For the Summer Solstice Thursday, Degaweno:da’s, a Seneca environmental activist, paddled his kayak on the Allegheny River from Olean to Allegany to recognize

House Ag Committee chairman Thompson touts dairy bill that cuts $28B in food stamps, claims inflation hurting farmers despite drop in inflation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The U.S. needs small and medium-sized farms to spread the risk, but inflation is killing everybody and stalking our farmers, House Agriculture Committee

Funk cracks 1,000 as Port Allegany downs Terrors, earn spot in NTL Finals
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORT ALLEGANY, PA – The good times just keep on rolling for the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team. After surging through the middle of the

Cattaraugus County DMV offices to close Friday through Tuesday for upgrades
Cattaraugus County Department of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed for large-scale upgrades Friday through Tuesday, County Darrell Klute announced. This affects all state DMV offices, including Cattaraugus County’s DMV

County legislators hold one of the quickest meetings on record
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers held what may have been their quickest meeting ever on Wednesday. It looked to be short from the agenda
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Terrors reach NTL Finals; Pitt-Bradford secure home playoff game with redemption win
DUKE CENTER, PA – Lifted by a 29-point second quarter, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team earned their spot in the North Tier League finals, beating Northern Potter 60-35 as they











