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County Legislature expected to pass $296.7 million budget today
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Legislature committees completed preliminary review of the tentative $296.7 million budget for 2026 on Tuesday. The Finance Committee meets today

Bona women’s hoops confident, cautious ahead of date with ‘hard-nosed’ Buffalo
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Ahead of his team’s most recent game against Canisius, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley made it a point to say how

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Portville girls volleyball secures spot in Final Four with FWR sweep; A-L’s Wilczewski, Duggan place 19th, 53rd at cross country state meet
ONTARIO, NY — For the fifth year running, the Portville girls volleyball team is headed to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Final Four. After claiming

Bona men’s basketball outlasts Youngstown State in 84-80 thriller
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — With 42 seconds on the clock, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team and Youngstown State were locked at 80-80. Over two hours of

Josh Allen to his Buffalo Bills’ teammates, ‘Give me two-and-a-half weeks of the best you’ve got’
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist By their nature, National Football League training camps are a drag. That’s why 24 of 32 franchises no longer leave their team’s

Oilers end season at the plate, Gliders take NYCBL first round
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE, NY – After weathering the storm and completing a two-run comeback, the Olean Oilers’ season came to an end in the first round of

St. Bonaventure men’s hoops 2025-26 non-conference schedule breakdown
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has officially unveiled its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Fixtures against Youngstown State (Nov. 15),
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Shamrocks, Mickey’s exchange blows in high-scoring OSWL Playoffs
OLEAN, NY — It was a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair between Shamrocks and Mickey’s with the former winding up the victors at the end of the day. Shamrock’s defeated Mickey’s by












