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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

Frank Mitchell ‘enjoys the physicality’ and is eyeing a dominant season for the Bonnies
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure center Frank Mitchell has played in the Reilly Center before. Granted, he was in the away locker room then. Now, he’s

Hundreds of trick-or-treaters parade up and down North Union Street Saturday
OLEAN — Hundreds of kids paraded up and down North Union Street in Halloween costumes on Saturday as The Shops on Union opened their doors for trick-or-treating. It was another

Pollock Prediction: Panthers running game will test Bills rush defense
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist Following two straight losses, you can already hear the Bills’ fans refrain: “If they go to Charlotte and lose to the Panthers

Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down Tuesday near Machias
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The U.S. Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that a tornado touched down southeast of Machias Tuesday afternoon, leveling hundreds of trees along its 1.5-mile path. Investigators

Streams high from Tuesday storms on opening day of trout season in New York
By RICK MILLER Olean Star For those anglers who will brave any conditions on the first day of trout fishing in New York Wednesday wasn’t bad — if you were

BATES: This is not the 1990s, Mike MacDonald deserves his chance at St. Bonaventure
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — This era of college basketball is ruled by fearmongers. Armchair GMs, Couch Coaches, etc. No one decision that will ever be made will

Well-rounded effort sees Olean baseball past Springville-Griffith
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Returning all but two players from last year’s roster, Olean baseball head coach Les DeGolier has on his hands an experience-laden squad. In its











