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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
County lawmakers OK plan to bring county museum under Economic Development, Planning & Tourism
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved a local law Wednesday that will bring the Cattaraugus County Museum under control of the Department of Economic
Borrello challenger, Democrat Victoria Guite, to Hold Olean Town Hall tonight
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Democratic State Senate candidate Victoria Guite of Alabama, N.Y. in Genesee County is hosting a Town Hall in Olean at 6 o’clock tonight (Thursday) at
Ruling expected next month in lawsuit by former district attorney Lori Rieman over health insurance
By RICK MILLER Olean Star BUFFALO — Final presentations were made in state Supreme Court Wednesday in former Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori P. Rieman’s lawsuit against Cattaraugus County for
Next man, coach up for Pennsylvania football
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com When head coach Ryan Yingling strolled onto Smethport’s practice field in the opening days of training camp, the rust had already been knocked off. Along
