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Aldermen express concern over timeline of Olean levee reaccreditation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean aldermen expressed concern Tuesday over the timeline for reaccrediting the city’s levee protection system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued draft flood

St. Bonaventure falls to George Mason 57-48 in battle of top defenses
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On Jan. 21, two of the Atlantic 10’s best defenses went toe-to-toe as the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosted George Mason. Entering
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Gators dominate Smethport by 40; Pitt-Bradford rocked at home by 32
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – On a night where ten Gators made their way into the score books, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team kept their hot streak alive, beating Smethport

Dominant second half catapults St. Bonaventure to season’s first conference win
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The metaphorical monkey is off the backs of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. Through five games, the Bonnies had failed to pick

Siting Board refuses Alle-Catt request to ease limits on nighttime noise from wind turbines
By RICK MILLER Olean Star (Story has been updated with a comment from Alle-Catt Wind Energy) Residents in northern Cattaraugus and Allegany counties living near sites where wind turbines are

Bonnies look to round out learning curve with patchwork of experience
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE – When Mike MacDonald stepped into the Reilly Center for the first time, he did so with the winds of change at his

Gies trounces Stocker in Democratic primary in 23rd Congressional District
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Aaron Gies of Olean trounced Kevin Stocker of Erie County in the Democratic primary for Congress in the 23rd District Tuesday. Gies, a St. Bonaventure

Parisella sparks comeback, carries Bradford Legion to win over Coudy
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – After just an inning and a half, Jay Parisella was suddenly in the hot seat. Following a relatively quiet first frame, the




