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Five candidates seeking 3 seats on Olean Board of Education
By RICK MILLER OLEAN — Personal safety, high student absenteeism and low math and English test scores highlighted comments by Olean City School District Board of Education candidates last week. There are

Two troopers are stabbed in incident at Crosby’s in Bolivar
By RICK MILLER Olean Star BOLIVAR — Two New York State troopers were stabbed Saturday afternoon while trying to subdue an unidentified woman outside Crosby’s store and gas station in
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Olean baseball comes alive late; Portville, Olean softball cap regular seasons with big wins
SALAMANCA — Bouncing back from a narrow league loss last time out, the Olean baseball team managed to get its offense going late in a 7-0 shutout of Salamanca. Through

Salamanca’s first ‘true’ Super 8 marks new chapter in Meet’s legacy
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The first ‘true’ Super 8 track and field meet is officially in the books. The Salamanca track and field team has a long, storied

Bona women’s hoops aim to ‘use the scout’ to its benefit ahead of VCU clash
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — In search of a statement win at the tail end of the campaign, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team has VCU in its

Paving funds moved from South Union to State Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Last fall, New York State agreed to mill and pave South Union Street — the Walkable Olean 4 project after city officials appealed to Gov.

County lawmakers glimpse past in restored Civil War flag
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers got a glimpse into the past at Wednesday’s meeting and an invitation to personally view the County Museum’s recently restored 37th

Salamanca JV basketball coach Pete Weishan honored at final home game ahead of retirement
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — After spending the last 50 years as a dedicated and integral member of the Salamanca athletic community, current junior varsity boys basketball coach, Pete











