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Rieman appeals ruling overturning conviction and ordering re-trail in Salamanca death case
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori P. Rieman has asked an appellate court to rehear a case involving a Salamanca man’s death they overturned last
Lizards, Steamers tie, combine for 28 runs in season finale thriller
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HORNELL — On the final day of their season, the Salamanca Lizards — a team that has struggled with consistency on the offensive end — combined
The Buffalo Bills are one of a handful of teams training off-site as Connors & Ferris Training Camp begins
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The number has shrunk by three-quarters. There was a time when virtually every one of the NFL’s 32 teams held their training
Additional player added to both NY, PA rosters for Big 30 Charities Classic
Both the New York and Pennsylvania rosters for the Big 30 Charities Classic, set to take place on Aug. 2 at Bradford High School’s Parkway Field, are getting an extra
Legislature unanimously approves record $293.7 million budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a record $293.7 million county budget for 2025 on Tuesday. The budget contains a 7.29% decrease in the full
Great Lakes Cheese Co. makes first cheese at Franklinville plant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. employees have made the first cheese at the new $700 million plant in Franklinville — an Italian cheese. The first tanker
Cattaraugus County overdose deaths take a nose dive in 2024
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — With a month to go in 2024, overdose deaths in Cattaraugus County are down for the third year in a row. So far this year,
My Turn: DEC’s Zoar Valley timber plans for bird habitat is threat to old growth
By Lily Harrington So, yes. Technically, the DEC is correct with their white-knuckled, redundant rebuttal: “We’re not cutting old-growth trees.” For the damage the old growth will suffer on their
