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Smethport avoids sweep, tags one on Lady Terrors during O-E Senior Night
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – In a season focused on steady growth, the young Smethport volleyball team managed to find some manifestation as they hung with
New Welcome to Olean signs expected to be built soon
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — New entrance signs to the City of Olean could be coming as early as this fall. Kirk Windus, executive director of the Cattaraugus
County legislators approve changes to retirees health insurance for ‘as good or better’ coverage
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted Wednesday to switch 651 county retirees’ health insurance to a customized Medicare advantage plan effective Dec. 31. Retirees
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Port United forced into do-or-die season finale; Huskies volleyball sweeps Jamestown
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Facing a 1-1 stalemate with Eisenhower, the Port United girl’s soccer team’s playoff hopes now rest on the final game of the season. Coming off a
Bona women’s hoops hope to embrace ‘enthusiasm of the unknown’ in A10 tournament
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HENRICO, VA — For the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, from here on out, it is win or go home. The regular season has reached its
Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,
Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,
Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through
