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Spraying mosquito larvicide in June paid off with big drop in adult mosquitos
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Complaints about mosquitoes in late May and early June and high mosquito larvae counts prompted Cattaraugus County lawmakers to authorize aerial spraying. The

Ellicottville Championship Rodeo draws record crowds of 11,000
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — More than 11,000 people attended the 35th annual Ellicottville Championship Rodeo that ended Sunday. The rodeo draws about 350 athletes from around the

New handicapped accessible trail opens at Zoar Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — A new handicapped accessible trail opened Wednesday at Valentine Flats at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area, the New York State Department of

Olean Oilers to host fireworks show after Thursday’s game, concert at stadium
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Oiler’s Baseball at Bradner Stadium, live music and fireworks. It doesn’t get any more Fourth of July than that. The first pitch at

Lady Hubbers drops season opener in three sets to Coudy
By HUNTER O. LYLE oleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – Looking to build upon their program through trial and error, the Smethport volleyball team began their 2025 campaign with a loss to

Minus Prince, Bradford aims to remain a D-9 powerhouse
Port United looks to build on breakout 2024 season By JP BUTLER Special to The Olean Star BRADFORD, PA — In seven years as both an assistant and head coach of
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca girls tennis, soccer split season openers; Port boys starting skid continues
FREWSBURG, NY – The Salamanca girls tennis team dropped their home opener, losing to the co-op of Frewsburg and Southwestern, 4-1. In the first singles, senior Emelia Prey fell in

Olean football looks to build on recent success behind veteran leadership
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Two seasons ago, the Olean football team finished just one game above the bottom of the Section 6 Class B3 standings, with a 2-6











