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(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Allegany-Limestone Valedictorian Ipshita Patra gives her Valedictory Address Saturday afternoon at tghe school's 30th Commencement.

85 Allegany-Limestone seniors graduate in 30th Commencement

June 30, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Eighty-five Allegany-Limestone seniors graduated in the school’s 30th Commencement on Saturday. The graduates marched into the auditorium and onto the stage to a

SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Cattaraugus County FC falls 3-0 to Polonia FC

June 29, 2025

OLEAN, NY — Cattaraugus County FC was left still in search of its first win of the campaign after falling 3-0 to Polonia Legacy. Sustained sequences of possession were hard

Lizards erupt for five runs in eighth to complete comeback over Hitmen

June 29, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Through four frames of their game against the Horseheads Hitmen, the Salamanca Lizards were in danger of seeing their six-game winless streak extend to

Oilers first basemen Chase Fischer stretches out for a snag during Olean's 7-7 tie with the Genesee Rapids on Sunday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Oilers and Rapids trade punches late, remain deadlocked in third meeting

June 29, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com HOUGHTON, NY – Fighting tooth-and-nail to the finish line, the Olean Oilers were unable to tally their first win over the conference-leading Genesee Rapids, instead

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Andrew Burr sponsored an immediate resolution eliminating 17 nursing home jobs Wednesday.

Catt Co. Legislature eliminates 17 Machias Nursing Home jobs by immediate resolution, union official calls the tactic “cold and sneaky”

September 28, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, residents of The Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Campus in Machias will have their meals prepared by employees from Good Times