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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
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
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
Olean Common Council votes to continue solar moratorium
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Olean Common Council voted 5-1 Tuesday for a local
Cattaraugus County Legislature OKs resolution for IDA hearings on Alle-Catt request for tax relief
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Six years ago, the Cattaraugus County Legislature
Finance Committee OKs 2025 county budget, hearing Tuesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Legislature’s Finance Committee unanimously
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The rest of the story on the Sempolinski town hall meeting
I am writing with concern over the press release that was shared on both the
Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a
Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of
Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of