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Olean aldermen balk at tax rate hike in city budget; special meeting set for Tuesday to vote on new cuts
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean aldermen balked at Mayor Amy B. Sherburne’s proposed 2026-27
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Allegany-Limestone softball avenges Class B Semis loss at Fredonia; Olean softball claims lopsided victory over Jamestown
FREDONIA, NY – The Allegany-Limestone softball team avenged its Section 6 Class B Semifinal loss
County clerk is only contested county-wide election; no races in town elections
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County has only one county-wide election
Dominant sixth inning pushes Ellicottville past Allegany-Limestone, 10-3
By CARSON HAYEK oleanstarsports@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Ellicottville varsity baseball used a seven-run sixth inning to defeat
Bradford baseball rallies past Brockway; Smethport softball erupts for 19 runs
MONDAY ROUNDUP: BROCKWAY, PA – The Bradford baseball team collected 10 hits pulled away late
Double comeback over Cam Co. keeps Smethport’s win streak alive
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – In their fourth contest of the season,
Shelters leading 35th Cattaraugus Creek cleanup for Zoar Valley Paddling Club
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — For 35 years Don Shelters of Cattaraugus has
Wednesday Roundup: Portville flips the script on North Collins; Otto-Eldred defeats Galeton in three-inning shutout
NORTH COLLINS, NY – Thanks to two clutch runs in the top of the seventh
Olean offense erupts in 13-1 win over Salamanca to open league play
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Olean offense needed absolutely no invitation to get off
Errors clip Owls’ wings in loss to Punxsutawney
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – In a day that saw more errors
Olean Common Council passes $29.1 million budget by 5-2 vote
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to adopt a
Jack Searles to step down as county administrator in June
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County Administrator John “Jack” Searles plans to tell county
Schmidt honored with Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award
SAN ANTONIO, TX — While the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four took center stage in
Common Council to vote on $19.8 million city budget Tuesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Finance Committee Chairman Sonya McCall hopes to pass the 2025-26
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