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HS BASEBALL PREVIEW: Next-Man-Up needed in Pennsylvania
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com As teams warm up their bats and break in the gloves for the upcoming baseball season, they already have their eyes focused across the horizon

Bona women’s hoops look to keep its postseason alive at Middle Tennessee State
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On March 19, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team won its first postseason game since the 2015-16 season, toppling 20-win Drexel in the first

Gaynor’s Irish Pub ribbon-cutting transitions from Talty’s with a nod to Irish immigrant
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean has a new Irish pub! Talty’s Irish Pub, 535 N. Union St., has transitioned with new ownership to Gaynor’s Irish Pub. Jess Munson, who

Big 30 set to induct three into Basketball Hall of Fame at Senior Classic
PORTVILLE — The Big 30 is set to induct three new members into its basketball hall of fame during the 2026 Big 30 Senior Classic on March 22. Wellsville’s Jim Insley,

Double comeback over Cam Co. keeps Smethport’s win streak alive
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – In their fourth contest of the season, the Smethport baseball team saw the game from all angles. Clawing their way back early,

Shelters leading 35th Cattaraugus Creek cleanup for Zoar Valley Paddling Club
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — For 35 years Don Shelters of Cattaraugus has been leading annual cleanup efforts by the Zoar Valley Paddling Club of Cattaraugus Creek from

Smaller group of protesters demonstrate against war with Iran Sunday at Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — For two hours Sunday, a group of more than 50 people stood along East State Street at Lincoln Park to protest the U.S.

Aldermen look to pass $21.3 million Olean city budget on Tuesday; tax rate hike cut in half
By RICK MILLER Olean Star It looks like the 2026-27 Olean city budget the Common Council is poised to pass on Tuesday is almost $2 million less that the $23.2












