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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

Two protests last Friday outside Great Lakes Cheese plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Two groups of people demonstrated Friday outside the Great Lakes Cheese plant on Route 16 north of Franklinville, protesting discharges from the plant into Ischua

DEC will require cheese plant to pay to restore Ischua Creek
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese will be required to restore Ischua Creek as part of any state enforcement action against the Franklinville cheese plant. State

Pumpkinville opens for 30th year in its current Great Valley location
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — Pumpkinville opened this past weekend for its 30th year at the current location. If you count the years when the original Pumpkinville was run

Waterman immersive exhibition to be unveiled at SBU’s Quick Center Sunday
ST. BONAVENTURE — Artist Carson Waterman, a cultural icon of the Seneca Nation, will be featured as the centerpiece of the Laine Immersion Arts Exhibition at the Regina A. Quick












