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Bona’s second-half surge not enough as Dayton swipes 72-70 victory
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com DAYTON, OH — With under a minute left in the first half, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team found itself in a 13-point hole. After an

Bona seeking complete defensive performance ahead of Davidson fixture
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team’s losing streak extended to five games at the hands of Loyola Chicago on Dec. 31. But it

Sheriff calls Hochul ‘a fool’ over bill to ban NY law enforcement from ICE pacts
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced a bill last week that would ban New York law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). If approved

Salamanca outlasts Allegany-Limestone, claiming wire-to-wire victory
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The last time the Salamanca and Allegany-Limestone girls basketball teams met, the former ran away with the affair. The Warriors claimed a 19-point, 61-42,

Sherburne beats Aiello in GOP mayoral primary
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Amy Sherburne trounced Olean Mayor Bill Aiello in the Republican primary for mayor on Tuesday. Unofficial primary night voting totals from the Cattaraugus

Lizards put up a fight, fall short in 4-3 loss to Gliders
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com DANSVILLE — While the Salamanca Lizards may have fallen to the Dansville Gliders for their third loss in a row, the way in which they battled

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Horseheads dominates Olean, hand Oilers fifth loss
HORSEHEADS, NY – Heading out on the road to kick off another spree of games, the Olean Oilers were handily routed by the Horseheads Hitmen, losing 15-2 in seven innings.

Diane M. Casciani charged with arson, criminally negligent homicide in Olean fire, death of Carole Landrau
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean Police investigators today announced an arrest today in the death of a woman who died in a fire at a home on North Ninth



