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This year’s Allegany Old Home Days is set for June 27-29.

Allegany Old Home Days returns June 27-29

June 14, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany Old Home Days will return again this year Thursday, June 27 to Saturday, June 29. The carnival returns this year with 12

(Ricki Miller/Olean Star). The Cattaraugus County Planning Board has elected Andrea Mellon of Ashford as its new chairman, succeeding the late Charles Couture. Also elected were Paul Mager (center) as vice chairman and Don Newbury assistant secretary. Michael Zaprowski, elected secretary, was absent.

Cattaraugus County Planning Board elects Andrea Mellon as new chairman

June 14, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Andrea Mellon of Ashford has been elected chairman of the Cattaraugus County Planning Board. Mellon was vice chairman when longtime chairman Charles

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) The Duflo Family, Brittany, Renee and Jeff, are pictured giving a thumbs up gesture in front of the Piper Aztec airplane he uses for aerial spraying for mosquitoes and other insects at the Great Valley Airport Wednesday.

Allegheny River Valley towns, cities await mosquito relief from spraying

June 13, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — Mosquito relief is on the way. Jeff Duflo of Duflo Spray Chemical Inc., Lowville, has been flying to Cattaraugus County to spray

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) North Park LLC/North Park Innovation Group Inc., is seeking tax breaks from the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency for a $770,000 expansion of their 12,500- square-foot manufacturing facility

IDA encouraged by North Park expansion proposal in Ellicottville

June 12, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Proposed tax breaks from the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency for a $770,000 expansion for an Ellicottville manufacturer will go to a public

Cooperative Extension pairs with My Home Park for native plant fundraiser

May 12, 2025

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Cattaraugus County is teaming up with native plant experts at My Home Park to launch their first native plant sale fundraiser. The fundraiser

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Olean City School District Business Manager Jenny Bilotta explains two capital budget propositions valued at $53.5 million that will accompany the $57.9 million budget on the ballot May 20. The presentation was made Tuesday at the Olean Intermediate Middle School.

Olean City School District budget, propositions are on May 20 ballot

May 12, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Voters in the Olean City School District will vote May 20 on a proposed 2025-2026 budget of $57.9 million plus two capital project propositions totaling

St. Bonaventure caps final homestand with loss to UMass, wins series 2-1

May 11, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After sweeping VCU the previous weekend and winning the first two games of its series against UMass, the St. Bonaventure baseball team had

New facilities, new faces, same goals: Salamanca track and field continues to grow

May 10, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — For the first time in over a year, the Salamanca track and field team has a home — a state-of-the-art one for that matter