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Bonnies hit the road to face experienced Davidson in regular season finale

March 7, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com DAVIDSON, NC — The conclusion of the regular season for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is just around the corner, its only remaining task before

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Part of the trunk of the historic Roosevelt-Higgins oak tree that stood in Lincoln Park for 119 years that had been feared lost, was discovered hiding in plain sight.

Feared lost, Roosevelt-Higgins historic oak tree trunk is found

March 7, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean Historical and Preservation Society President Steve Teachman was deeply disappointed last month when the historic Roosevelt-Higgins oak tree in Lincoln Park had to be

Feds arrest Theodore “Teddy Tickles” Coffie with a handgun and 20 grams of crack cocaine in Olean

March 7, 2025

OLEAN — Theodore Coffie A.K.A. “Teddy Tickles,” age 54 was arrested yesterday by the Olean Police Criminal investigation Unit and Street Crimes Unit at the intersection of Putnam St. and

After pulling down the game-sealing offensive rebound, Caleb Strade (35, right) embraces Carson Kwiatkowski (13, left) as the Gators earned a spot in the Section VI Class B2 championship. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Kwiatkowski lifts Gators to finals with win revenge win over Eden

March 6, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BUFFALO, NY – Behind Carson Kwiatkowski’s 37 points, the Allegany-Limestone boys’ basketball team was able to earn redemption as well as a shot at the

Weekend Roundup: Salamanca track and field begins season with pair of second-place finishes; Warriors girls lacrosse falls to West Seneca West

April 7, 2025

TRACK AND FIELD BOYS: Wellsville 179, Salamanca 87.5, Friendship/Scio 31, FIllmore 26, Bolivar-Richburg 19.5 GIRLS: Wellsville 120, Salamanca 117, Bolivar-Richburg 39, Fillmore 33, Friendship/Scio 31 BOLIVAR-RICHBURG — The Salamanca boys