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Potter Lumber Company to wind down operations
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Potter Lumber Company, a 115-year-old Allegany company located on the Five Mile Road, has announced the lumber mill will close in the coming months. The
Olean baseball sees mistakes ‘magnified’ in narrow loss to Dunkirk
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — As if the prospect of pulling out a result over a red-hot Dunkirk squad was not enough, the Olean baseball team had a literal
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Huskies fall to Wellsville; Salamanca baseball stumbles late
OLEAN, NY – Despite avoiding a shutout with a late score, the Olean softball team fell to 5-5 with a 4-1, six-inning loss at home to Wellsville. While the Lions
Francis ends hoops career with PA All-State First Team selection
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com DUKE CENTER, PA – Out of the thousands of high school basketball players in Pennsylvania, only five can make it to the coveted All-State First
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Nolan Wilczewski takes first place at Allegany County Invitational; A-L girls cross country takes third
BELMONT, NY — Despite posting an incomplete finish as a team, Allegany-Limestone’s Nolan Wilczewski grabbed a first-place finish for the boys cross country team at the Allegany County Invitational. Aiden
Cattaraugus County 4-H member excels at World Dairy Expo
Madison, Wis. — Cattaraugus County 4-H Member, Olivia Shawley traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to compete at the World Dairy Expo 4-H Judging Contest on Sunday, September 28, 2025. Olivia was
Bona men’s soccer pushes #24 George Mason to the brink in high-scoring contest
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Entering its Saturday night affair, the St. Bonaventure men’s soccer team had scored just three goals in Atlantic 10 play — two in
Salamanca suffers defeat at the hands of potent Southwestern/Frewsburg offense
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — It had been a long time since the Salamanca football team had allowed 49 or more points in a regular season game. In fact,
