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FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Allegany-Limestone’s late burst not enough; Bradford bested on Homecoming Night
FREDONIA, NY – Despite a 22-point fourth quarter, the Allegany-Limestone football team’s comeback efforts fell just shy of complete as they suffered their second loss of the season at 39-30

Mental miscues pile up in Portville’s first loss of the season
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CUBA, NY – Just inside the final three minutes, the Panthers had hope. Down by eight and with 76 yards separating them from the endzone,

OBDC announces eight businesses selected for 2026 Laine Business Accelerator
OLEAN — The Olean Business Development Corporation (OBDC) has announced the selection of eight businesses for the sixth cohort of its signature program, the Laine Business Accelerator, continuing the entrepreneurial

East State Street closed between Fulton and Clinton streets due to water line leak; detour in place
Be prepared for a detour along East State Street today (Friday). Beginning at 6 a.m., East State Street will be closed between Fulton Street and Clinton Street due to repair

Bar-Bill owners to operate Ellicottville Depot tavern in time for ski season
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — When the Ellicottville Depot closed this spring, everyone wondered what would become of the popular iconic tavern. Over the summer, Win-Sum Ski Corp.,

Portville/C-R/B-R rounds out season with 43-28 slugfest loss to Eden/North Collins
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com EDEN — Who would blink first? That was the big question as the No. 6 seed Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg and No. 3 seed Eden/North Collins football teams exchanged

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Olean, Portville volleyball sweep through quarterfinals
OLEAN, NY — Enjoying a playoff christening from their home crowd, the Olean volleyball team opened their postseason with a clean sweep over Buffalo Academy of Science in the Section

Olean Food Pantry girding for increased use with no SNAP benefits due to shutdown
By RICK MILLER Olean Star With no plan in sight to extend SNAP benefits into November, the Olean Food Pantry and other area food pantries are girding for increased numbers




