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Tentative city budget calls for 6% tax hike; sewer, water rate increases
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello released a tentative $29.1 million budget for 2024-25 on Tuesday that carries a 6% property tax increase. The $19.8 million general fund

Pitt-Bradford wins regular season championship with 24-point win over Lions
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – As the final buzzer sounded, the Panthers gathered underneath the basket, elated in the feat they had just accomplished. One by one,

Bona women’s hoops struggles with consistency, falls to VCU 81-37
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Despite showing some early signs of improvement, a string of empty possessions derailed the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, which suffered a heavy

Owls, Terrors lock in ahead of District 9 postseason
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com After roughly two and a half months of the regular season, the playoffs are finally here. With the District 9 brackets seeing their first glimpses

Aiello formally announces candidacy for fourth term
OLEAN — Mayor William J. Aiello formally announced today that he’s running for a fourth term. “It has been my honor to serve our great city for the past 12

Pollock: A critical stretch for St. Bonaventure basketball starts on Saturday in the Reilly Center
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist Saturday afternoon, when Duquesne visits the Reilly Center, begins a critical 15-day stretch that will determine St. Bonaventure’s seeding in

Bona’s Brown, Council Jr., Moore honored on men’s hoops’ senior night
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Prior to its game against Duquesne on Feb. 22, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team took the time to honor Noel Brown, Melvin

Bona women’s hoops snap 11-game losing streak with 48-41 win at La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PHILADELPHIA, PA — Behind a strong second-half effort, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team snapped its 11-game losing streak with a come-from behind 48-41 win over












