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Olean Common Council takes aim at hanging planters in North Union Street median
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Get ready to see fewer hanging planters in the North Union Street median next year — especially if they restrict motorists’ sightline in the vicinity

Bona men’s basketball ‘handled adversity,’ despite 15-point loss to North Carolina
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FORT MYERS, FL — While the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season, it was not due to a lack of

State lifts Ischua Creek recreation advisory over Great Lakes Cheese contamination
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE —State officials have lifted a three month-old recreation advisory for Ischua Creek due to the impact of improperly treated wastewater from the Great Lakes
New York Girls Basketball Mega Preview: Roster continuity highlights local squads as new campaigns loom
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com With the 2025-26 girls high school basketball season fast approaching, roster continuity has been the major theme to emerge. Local teams are set to see the

Olean’s Marcus Park to get new playground, dog park, picnic area
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The city’s Marcus Park is about to get a $2 million makeover. The project at the underused 3.5-acre site at the corner of North 15th

Allegany-Limestone considering Hinsdale boys for football team
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — As the Allegany-Limestone boy’s football team heads back to playing Class D 11-man football this fall, it may get some help from a handful of

Bonnies look to swipe a road win over experienced Loyola Chicago in the Windy City
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CHICAGO, IL — Players. That’s what college basketball is all about. And, as St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt knows, Loyola Chicago has got some

Weekend Roundup: Salamanca boys, girls excel at Track and Field Championships
HOUGHTON, NY – The Salamanca girls’ track and field team returned home from the Section VI 9th and 10th Grade Championships with one in their ranks in freshman Jamila Nelthrope.












