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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

Workers Over Billionaires focus of Labor Day protest outside Lincoln Park Monday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A Texas couple driving to their native New England took time out of their trip Monday to participate with more than 100 other people in

Port United seeks to shake early struggles, return to full strength
Lohrman, young Owls looking to take the next step By JP BUTLER Special to the Olean Star PORT ALLEGANY, PA — Dan Schott is no stranger to the Port Allegany soccer

Top 25 Buffalo Bills home games since 1973 from Chuck Pollock, who has covered the team since the stadium opened
Share: (EDITOR’S NOTE: A month ago, Chuck Pollock was contacted by Tim Graham of the The Athletic about being a one of a nine-member panel to submit a list of the Top

Clinical offense powers Allegany-Limestone girls soccer to 5-0 win over Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Allegany-Limestone girls soccer team was firing on all cylinders as it cruised past cross-town rivals Olean 5-0 in the first CCAA Div. I











