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Having achieved her dream of playing college basketball, Iva Corluka is motivated to help the Bonnies
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Ever since she was a kid, Iva Corluka dreamed of playing college basketball. It was a goal she worked towards for a significant

Achille Lonati is bringing a European Pro mindset to the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — When St. Bonaventure men’s basketball general manager Adrian Wojnarowski initially reached out to him, Achille Lonati said it didn’t feel real. He knew

Bradford swept in title game by nine-time defending champion Lady Beavers
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ST. MARYS, PA – They say it’s hard to beat a team three times in a row. While the Bradford volleyball team wanted to prove

Olean mayoral race spurs local early voting numbers
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Spurred in large part by the Olean mayoral race, more than 400 voters cast ballots in the first three days of early voting in Cattaraugus

Two Olean icons’ Hometown Heroes banners fly outside Municipal Building
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bev Bennett passed by the Olean Municipal Building recently and saw her father’s Hometown Heroes banner on a light pole outside the entrance

Construction begins on $300,000 Allegany Skate Park in village park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Construction of the Allegany Skate Park has begun in the village’s Allegany River Park on East Union Street. Grindline Skateparks of Washington State

Kill Buck ‘Flag House’ is a tribute to veterans
BY: Rick Miller KILL BUCK — The Kill Buck Flag House is ready for Memorial Day. Alan Robison started placing hundreds of small American flags on the front lawn of

Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton is building connections for mental health services across rural America
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ST. BONAVENTURE — Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton of Mayville in Chautauqua County is building connections for mental health services across rural America.












