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Common Council turns down proposed local law affecting brownfield cleanups
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted down a proposed local law Tuesday that was designed to make sure costs associated with brownfield cleanups in the city

Olean firefighters extinguish house fire on Irving Street Sunday
No one was injured early Sunday in a house fire at 604 Irving St., Olean. Olean Fire Department crews were dispatched to Irving Street at 1:38 a.m., after an emergency
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Salamanca baseball falls to Silver Creek in extra innings; Smethport softball walks off Otto-Eldred
SALAMANCA, NY — Seeking to avenge the narrow loss it suffered to Silver Creek just three days earlier, the Salamanca baseball team held a 2-1 advantage going into the seventh.

Eighth inning walk-off sends Smethport to the postseason on Senior Night
Riekofsky’s strong bat, stronger arm propels Hubbers on career night By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – Stepping up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth, all

Cattaraugus County 4-H member excels at World Dairy Expo
Madison, Wis. — Cattaraugus County 4-H Member, Olivia Shawley traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to compete at the World Dairy Expo 4-H Judging Contest on Sunday, September 28, 2025. Olivia was

Bona men’s soccer pushes #24 George Mason to the brink in high-scoring contest
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Entering its Saturday night affair, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team had scored just three goals in Atlantic 10 play — two in

Salamanca suffers defeat at the hands of potent Southwestern/Frewsburg offense
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — It had been a long time since the Salamanca football team had allowed 49 or more points in a regular season game. In fact,
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Portville overwhelmed by Golden Falcons; Bradford blanked by 86
FALCONER, NY– In a back-and-forth battle of unleashed offenses, the Portville football team was unable to outgun Falconer/CV/MG, falling 48-36 and back to 0.500 with the Week 6 loss. Although




