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Legislators ask Hochul to reconsider ending some Medicaid payments to rural ambulance services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider a provision in her executive budget that would

Chuck Pollock: Reflections on Schmidt’s stint at St. Bonaventure
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The hammer came Saturday morning when the Olean Star announced that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt would be coaching his final game

Borrello, Sempolinski vote against Senate, Assembly add-ons to Hochul’s record state budget
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello criticized the Senate’s one-house budget resolution, passed Thursday along party lines, which adds $7.1 billion to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s

Former Cattaraugus county probation director receives maximum sentence under plea deal for possessing child porn
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A former Cattaraugus County Probation Director was sentenced in County Court Thursday by Acting County Court Judge Nicholas A. DiCerbo to six

Bona women’s basketball set for final scrimmage against Daemen University
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The 2025-26 season for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is on the near horizon. But before it gets the season officially underway,
TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Gators volleyball, Portville boy’s soccer eliminated; Salamanca, A-L sweep at home
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – After breaking through to the District 9 Class A semifinals, the Port Allegany volleyball team’s championship hopes came to an end with a 3-1 loss to

Bradford dispatched by DuBois in D9 Championship in back-to-back years
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BROCKWAY, PA – Once again meeting their Class 3A rivals on the biggest stage of the season, the Bradford soccer team was unable to exact

Having achieved her dream of playing college basketball, Iva Corluka is motivated to help the Bonnies
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Ever since she was a kid, Iva Corluka dreamed of playing college basketball. It was a goal she worked towards for a significant












