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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
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Gators approach NTL title; Olean boys pick up third straight win
SHINGLEHOUSE, PA – Playing their last of two final North Tier League games, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team took one more step towards securing the banner, beating Oswayo Valley

Portville’s second half struggles see Gowanda grab lopsided victory
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — The last time the Portville boys basketball team faced off against Gowanda, they suffered a 29-point defeat. That was on the road. This time,

City firefighters stretched thin responding to house fire on North Sixth Street Friday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star City of Olean firefighters were stretched thin late Friday morning when fire broke out in a 2 ½-story house on North Sixth Street. The fire

Bona men’s hoops look to avenge loss to Fordham in the Bronx
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had a victory on the road at Dayton within its grasp. Using a 14-0 run in the











