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East Otto community honors Tim Lexer, dispatcher and firefighter
By RICK MILLER Olean Star EAST OTTO — The East Otto community turned out Wednesday for fallen firefighter and dispatcher Tim Lexer as his body was escorted from a Little

Acting Sheriff Butler nominated by GOP for Cattaraugus County Sheriff
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Acting Cattaraugus County Sheriff Eric Butler was nominated by Monday by the Cattaraugus County Republican Committee to run for sheriff in November. Republican Chairman

Sapraicone visits Cattaraugus County in his bid to unseat Sen Gillibrand
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mike Sapraicone sat in a booth at Green Acres last Friday with three Republican officials before heading off to his 11th county fair in

County legislators tour fairgrounds, meet 4-H owners of animals to be auctioned
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Several Cattaraugus County lawmakers toured the county fairgrounds in Little Valley Wednesday with 4-H members and officials. The legislators and members of

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Smethport baseball bows out of D9 playoffs; Gators softball open postseason drive with a blowout win
SUNBURY, PA — Playing in their first playoff game in four years, the Smethport baseball team was unable to further their season, falling to Moniteau 10-2. Finishing the regular season
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Terrors eliminated by top-seeded Curwensville; DeFazio, Kosinski lead Portville in win over North Collins
CURWENSVILLE, PA — Facing the best team in the District 9 Class A bracket, the Otto-Eldred’s softball team came to a close in just three frames, ultimately being eliminated in
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Cartmill, Huskies tack on tenth straight; Salamanca, A-L softball finish regular season on top
ALLEGANY, NY – A late surge coupled with a dominant man on the mound gave the Olean baseball their tenth consecutive win of the season, sweeping Allegany-Limestone in the season
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Portville softball enters postseason with a win; Olean golf falls to Jamestown
PORTVILLE, NY – Ending their regular season on a high note, the Portville softball team enter the playoffs fresh off a dominating performance, beating Cattaraugus Little Valley 14-1 in six











