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New York Boys Basketball Mega Preview: Local squads see changes galore ahead of new seasons
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com The 2025-26 boys high school basketball season is mere days from tipping off and local teams are looking to hit the ground running as best they

Bona women’s hoops fall to Cleveland State after back-and-forth slugfest
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CLEVELAND, OH — Prior to his team’s first game at the CSU Invitational, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley noted that there’s a reason he

Olean Common Council takes aim at hanging planters in North Union Street median
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Get ready to see fewer hanging planters in the North Union Street median next year — especially if they restrict motorists’ sightline in the vicinity

Bona men’s basketball ‘handled adversity,’ despite 15-point loss to North Carolina
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FORT MYERS, FL — While the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season, it was not due to a lack of

Canticle Farm celebrates its 25th anniversary Sunday with day-long community party
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Canticle Farm celebrated its 25th anniversary Sunday with a day-long party for the community. The theme of the day was “Growing food and

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Lady Gators pick up second win; Bradford picks up first win of the season
KANE, PA – After finding an early advantage, the Port United girl’s soccer team white-knuckeled their way to the team’s second win of the season, beating Kane 1-0. In the

Pollock: The Big 30 is a Big 17; Wellsville is one of four true football programs left in the two-state area
Pollock remembers putting together football editions with Hornell legend Johnny Nelson By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist On Thursday, in my mail-delivered editions of the Olean Times Herald and Bradford Era, I

Salamanca Mayoral candidate ‘Smitty’ dishes up chicken for Labor Day lunch for 90 city employees
By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — Michael “Smitty” Smith, the former Salamanca mayor running for another term under the Salamanca Proud banner, provided city workers with a Labor Day




