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(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

Olean's Chase Fischer crosses home plate during the Oilers' double-header against the Horseheads Hitmen on Sunday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Oilers, Hitmen trade blows in lop-sided double-header

July 20, 2025

Oilers’ bats absent in Game One but erupt in Game Two By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – In a tale of two contests, the Olean Oilers split their

No quit in Salamanca: Lizards topple West-leading Genesee with 7-1 victory

July 20, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HOUGHTON — While the Salamanca Lizards may officially have been knocked out of the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) postseason race, “quit” is not a

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Hinsdale Central School seniors on stage at commencement ceremonies Friday night.

Thirty-seven Hinsdale seniors graduate Friday night

June 30, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star HINSDALE — Thirty-seven Hinsdale Central School seniors graduated Friday night at commencement ceremonies in the school auditorium. Senior Bradley Bergstrom gave the welcome, the invocation

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Two Allegany-Limestone graduates display messages on their mortar boards at graduation Saturday.

Ninety-two seniors graduate Saturday at Allegany-Limestone commencement

June 30, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Ninety-two Allegany-Limestone seniors graduated during commencement ceremonies Saturday afternoon at the Middle-High School Theater. It was the school district’s 29th commencement since the

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Portville Central School Senior Class Vice President Delaney Grandusky addresses fellow graduates, family and school staff and officials Friday night on the football field in front of the school. There were 83 graduates.

Eighty-three Portville seniors graduate Friday at outdoor commencement

June 29, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Eighty-three Portville Central School seniors graduated Friday night in an outdoor commencement on the football field in front of the school. The Senior

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) These wind turbines are located in the town of Stockbridge in Central New York. Cattaraugus County and Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC have agreed on a road use agreement for construction of the 340-megawatt wind farm in five towns in Cattaraugus, Allegany and Wyoming counties.

Cattaraugus County, Alle-Catt wind approve road use agreement, paving way for windmills

June 27, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County and Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC have come to an agreement on a road use and repair contract. On Wednesday, county