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NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River

Lens Martial speaks out after City Council rejects Mayor’s plan for outside auditing consultant
Current Olean Auditor Lens Martial submitted the following letter to the Mayor and the City Council. He has not received a response: Dear City Council Members and Mayor, Thank you
Donors fill several boxes with toys at Toys for Tots event on Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Several Toys For Tots boxes were filled Saturday at a Stuff the Truck toy event outside Ollie’s Bargain Outlet on West State Street.

Josh Allen on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs; Pollock’s Prediction is a one-point game for the Buffalo Bills
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun, Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist It’s Bills-Chiefs again … as usual with plenty at stake Most Bills fans know the numbers by heart. Since Sean
Panthers struggle to find range, fall to Wildcats
Williamsport, PA — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford women’s basketball team traveled to Williamsport on Saturday, as they took on the Penn College Wildcats in a non-conference matchup. The
Bowling Green too much for Bonnies Saturday
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The St. Bonaventure University women’s basketball team fell to Bowling Green, 92-41, Saturday afternoon at the Stroh Center in Ohio. Freshman Hannah Richardson paced the Bonnies












