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With the NY/PA Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase just under two weeks away, it's time to take a look at the rosters.

Lady Owls, Gators combine for eight roster spots in upcoming Corporate Cup

July 21, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – In less than a week, the ninth annual Corporate Cup Soccer Showcase is set to kick off and to no one’s surprise,

The Oilers' ace, Matthew Boffalo, sends a pitch down range during the first game of a double header against the Dansville Gliders. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Olean splits Sunday double-feature with Dansville

July 21, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE, NY – Playing their second double-header in just as many days, the Olean Oilers boarded the bus back from Dansville at 0.500, having lost

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Former employees of the Great Valley Youth Camp stand around the flagpole and commemorative boulder during Saturday’s Great Valley Town Picnic at the now closed camp the town has turned into a park.

Great Valley Town Picnic proceeds sans time capsule

July 21, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — The third annual Great Valley Town Picnic at Waugh Family Park Saturday included an invitation to former Youth Camp employees with plans

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Olean 1854 FC leaps into PL playoffs with regular season finale win

July 21, 2025

BUFFALO, NY — With their victory on the last day of the regular season, Olean 1854 FC jumped back into the Buffalo District League (BDSL) Premier League playoffs, swiping the

Twenty Olean area employers recruiting at Job Fair Thursday at First National Building

April 30, 2024

By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos OLEAN — Twenty area employers will be recruiting for current job openings at a Job Fair Thursday, May 2, sponsored by the Cattaraugus-Allegany Workforce Development Board

Cattaraugus County lawmakers to Address state’s new RAPID Act

April 29, 2024

By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Legislature’s Finance Committee is expected to blast state officials Wednesday for approving Part O in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget that

Cattaraugus County Planning Board airs concerns over foreclosure law changes

April 26, 2024

By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Planning Board members lamented a change in state law Thursday that will put a damper on the county’s Land Bank program.

Redevelopment of Onoville Marina Park continues; marina set to open on May 10

April 25, 2024

By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers approved three resolutions Wednesday linked to the continuing redevelopment of Onoville Marina Park on the Allegheny Reservoir. A contract with