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St. Bonaventure suffers lopsided defeat at the hands of Saint Louis
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt wanted his side to get off to a fast start. Hosting the No. 24 ranked

Left ‘frustrated’ by recent losses, Bonnies look to get back in the win column vs. La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Fresh off the back of an intense defensive battle with one of the Atlantic 10’s best, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is

Public health director surprised CDC cut number of childhood vacines
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Like most other health professionals, Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watkins was surprised when the Centers for Disease Control and

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Owls down Brockway at home; Panthers take down Cardinals in overtime
BRADFORD, PA — Led by Haley Keane, the Bradford girl’s basketball team rallied late to outlast Brockway, picking up a second straight win as they improved to 5-7. Through the

Giglio predicts final passage of $237 billion state budget bills on Saturday with ‘hold harmless’ policy for schools intact
By RICK MILLER CattCoNews&Photos ALBANY — Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, R-Gowanda, said Friday afternoon that it appears the state’s hold harmless policy for school districts would continue. The policy guaranteed school

Cattaraugus County low again In County Health Rankings, Roadmap
BY: Rick Miller rick@oleanstar.com OLEAN — Cattaraugus County is not the healthiest place to live in New York. The 2024 County Health Rankings and Roadmap report by the University of

Cattaraugus County IDA considering two projects worth nearly $35 million
By RICK MILLER rick@oleanstar.com CattCoNews&Photos ELLICOTTVILLE — Two applications for projects valued at nearly $35 million were submitted to the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency Tuesday. They include a $32.5

Cattaraugus County lawmakers throw lifeline to Olean to keep OATS going
By RICK MILLER rick@oleanstar.com CattCoNews&Photos LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted Wednesday to throw a lifeline to the Olean Area Transportation Service (OATS). The City of Olean, which sponsors












