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Legislature unanimously approves record $293.7 million budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a record $293.7 million county budget for 2025 on Tuesday. The budget contains a 7.29% decrease in the full
Great Lakes Cheese Co. makes first cheese at Franklinville plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. employees have made the first cheese at the new $700 million plant in Franklinville — an Italian cheese. The first tanker
Cattaraugus County overdose deaths take a nose dive in 2024
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — With a month to go in 2024, overdose deaths in Cattaraugus County are down for the third year in a row. So far this year,
My Turn: DEC’s Zoar Valley timber plans for bird habitat is threat to old growth
By Lily Harrington So, yes. Technically, the DEC is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their
Deputies’ K9s meet Elliicottville BOCES criminal justice students
ELLICOTTVILLE — Two members of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office K9 corps and their handlers recently visited the Ellicottville BOCES Center where they were introduced to criminal justice students. K9
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Reikofsky, Okerlund carry Smethport to first win of the season; Farmer’s six triples pace Salamanca against Falconer
AUSTIN, PA – After seven weeks of struggle, the Smethport boy’s basketball team finally earned their first win of the season, beating Austin 45-35 on the shoulders of Colin Riekofsky
Four Huskies score double-digits as Olean completes season sweep of Allegany-Limestone
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – As teams in Section VI ramp up for their second round of league play, some are eager to showcase their progress and
St. Bonaventure suffers lopsided defeat at the hands of Saint Louis
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt wanted his side to get off to a fast start. Hosting the No. 24 ranked
