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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

Olean High School inducts three into Athletic Wall of Fame
OLEAN — This past weekend, Olean High School officially inducted Patrick Scholla, Eric Hoffman and Molly McKeown (Wren) into its Athletic Wall of Fame. Below are the backgrounds of each inductee

Salamanca to host NCA Cheer Camp
Camp to focus on team building, skill development and performance excellence SALAMANCA — Salamanca High School will host an NCA Cheer Camp this summer, offering cheer teams the opportunity to

Retchless named vice president for Advancement at St. Bonaventure
ST. BONAVENTURE — Lindsay Retchless, currently serving as chief of staff to the president and interim vice president for Advancement, has been named vice president for Advancement at St. Bonaventure

Sharon Fellows, retired county historian, honored at retirement party at County Museum Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star MACHIAS — For the past 20 years, as Cattaraugus County historian, Sharon Fellows helped people reconnect with their family histories. Most of her work since




