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(St. Bonaventure photo) Captions: President Jeff Gingerich (left) presented Seneca President J. Conrad Seneca and First Lady Nicole Seneca with a framed print of the statement and a $1,000 donation to the Faithkeepers School. Fr. Stephen Mimnaugh, O.F.M., (right) read the Land Acknowledgment.

St. Bonaventure unveils Seneca Nation Land Acknowledgement at Bonnies game

February 10, 2025

ST. BONAVENTURE — As part of its ongoing efforts to

(Cattaraugus County Health Department photo) More than 140 million chickens in the U.S. have been killed in the past year after the bird flu virus (H5N1) was discovered on farms. No cases have been reported in this county.

No cases of bird flu found in county chickens, cattle

February 10, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — While no cases

(Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office photo) Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Deputy Justin Grimm stands with his K-9 partner Lex, a specially trained German shepherd, outside the Sheriff's Office in Little Valley. The Seneca Nation donated funding for the department's latest K-9.

K-9 Lex is welcomed as county’s newest police dog

February 10, 2025

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol’s

Letter to the Editor: Department of Education is more important than

February 10, 2025

As Congress considers H.R. 899, which would terminate the Department

Olean's Riley Sudbrook clears third base on her way across home during the Huskies' season-opening loss to Randolph. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Randolph homers in extra innings, spoils Olean’s season opener

March 31, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Despite plugging in two runs in the bottom of the seventh, the Olean softball team fell short of a comeback to open

Timothy J. Light

March 31, 2025

February 19, 1959 – March 28, 2025 Timothy J. Light, 66, of Great Valley, NY died Friday morning, March 28, 2025 at home following a long illness. Born February 19,

Chuck Gray Selected as NPRC’s 2025 Commencement Speaker

March 31, 2025

CORRY – Charles “Chuck” Eurydice Gray has been selected as the commencement speaker for NPRC’s2025 Commencement Ceremony slated to be held on Saturday, May 17 at Enchanted Beginnings inCorry. Gray

Weekend Wrap: Salamanca rolls past Ellicottville 15-6

March 31, 2025

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca baseball team, playing the second game of a season-opening weekend with back-to-back games, showed no signs of fatigue and rolled past Ellicottville to move to 2-0