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Sprague’s Maple Farms celebrating 25th anniversary of Portville restaurant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms marked its 25th anniversary late last month. Randy and Toni Sprague started building the 14,000 square foot pancake house and

Despite a 35-point fourth quarter, Huskies’ comeback falls short in Section VI championship
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BUFFALO, NY – Familiarity breeds contempt and the Olean and Fredonia boy’s basketball team were nothing, if not familiar. Starring at the Hillbillies from across

Season comes to a close for Bona women’s hoops with narrow loss to Loyola Chicago
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com HENRICO, VA — The 2025-26 season has officially come to a close for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team. But it really is not all that

Colorectal cancer rates increasing among younger people in county
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths of Americans over age 50. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month New studies

Eight fire departments participate in Allegany Old Home Days water fights Thursday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Teams from eight area volunteer fire departments competed Thursday in water fights at Allegany Old Home Days. Starting at 6 p.m.,19 different teams

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Oilers lose fifth straight following slow start against Auburn
AUBURN, NY – Seeing the Auburn Doubledays for the second time this summer, the Olean Oilers were unable to redeem their previous loss, falling 6-4 amidst their worst stretch of

Allegany Old Home Days is back with midway with after a one-year hiatus
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Allegany Old Home Days returned to Fireman’s Park Wednesday for a four-night run. Knox Great American Midway is providing amusement rides, games of

Siting Board refuses Alle-Catt request to ease limits on nighttime noise from wind turbines
By RICK MILLER Olean Star (Story has been updated with a comment from Alle-Catt Wind Energy) Residents in northern Cattaraugus and Allegany counties living near sites where wind turbines are




