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Salamanca baseball falls 10-1 to Dunkirk, suffers first loss of the season
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca baseball team is perfect no longer after running into a stern test at home against Dunkirk. The Warriors started their season on

Thursday Roundup: Terrors sweep Smethport; A-L suffers big loss on the road
ELDRED, PA – With both teams firing on all cylinders, each posting double-digit hits, the Otto-Eldred baseball team outgunned Smethport, winning 20-10 as they tally another league win to their

Bonnies split midweek doubleheader with Niagara
ST. BONAVENTURE — There was no shortage of offense between the St. Bonaventure softball team and Niagara over the course of their doubleheader on Wednesday. Altogether, the Bonnies and Purple
Wednesday Roundup: Edwards leads Olean with no-hitter; O-E baseball falls to Gators
OLEAN, NY — After a 12-day hiatus, the Olean softball team returned to action and picked up where they left off, dominating Jamestown 13-0 in five innings on the shoulders

IDA encouraged by North Park expansion proposal in Ellicottville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Proposed tax breaks from the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency for a $770,000 expansion for an Ellicottville manufacturer will go to a public

Olean man accused of carjacking, two bank robberies loses home to County tax foreclosure
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN – Edwin McPeak, a 39-year-old Olean man accused of carjacking and two bank robberies last Thursday morning remains in custody in the McKean County

Great Valley Berry Patch opens for 28th year of strawberry picking
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — The Great Valley Berry Patch opened Monday for those wanting to pick their own sweet, mouth-watering strawberries. While temperatures were below normal,

Weather again delays aerial spraying of larvicide targeting mosquito larvae
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Weather has delayed the aerial spraying of mosquito larvicide over wetland areas along the Allegheny River Valley from Portville to Salamanca. Jeff Duflo of Duflo












