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Allegany woman fighting to save county’s withering home care program
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — An Allegany woman fighting Cattaraugus County’s decision to end the health department’s home care program sent an email to county lawmakers Tuesday
Sedona Summit: conquering Cathedral Rock
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SEDONA, AZ – As I took my last steps off of rock and onto the dusty, dirt path that led back to the parking lot,
Gies cuts ribbons at campaign headquarters in Olean; tears into Langworthy
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Democratic congressional candidate Aaron Gies of Olean cut the ribbon Tuesday for his campaign headquarters on North Union Street. About 50 friends and
Robinson, first African American on Olean Common Council, to resign before end of month
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean Common Council President Vernon Robinson Jr., announced Tuesday he planned to resign his seat before the end of the month. Robinson became the first
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
