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Second-half response not enough as Bona women’s hoops suffers first loss of season
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time this season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team tasted defeat. The Bonnies were beaten 62-53 by a formidable UAlbany

Back again: Portville punches ticket to state championship
Panthers go 6-1 in pool play, will meet Mount Academy in search of 5th-straight NYS Class C title GLENS FALLS – Ali Haynes was there a year ago. Then on

Every Last Second: Port Allegany’s season comes to a close in down-to-the-wire 36-28 loss to Greenville
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CORRY, PA – Staring up at a scoreboard with just six seconds remaining, Port Allegany’s season rested on one final play. Over the past four

Freedom dairy plans $32.5 million upgrade with help from IDA
By RICK MILLER Olean Star A town of Freedom family dairy is planning to update its 50-year-old facility with a state-of-the-art dairy farm with help from the Cattaraugus County Industrial

Inconsistency, inexperience show through in Gators’ five-set loss to Southwestern
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – For the third time of the season, the Allegany-Limestone volleyball team found themselves with its back against the wall. After white-knuckling their

MONDAY ROUNDUP: Mangold and Co. lead Lady Owls to sixth win; German tallies hat-trick in win over Pine Valley
BRADFORD, PA – Firing on all cylinders, the Bradford girl’s soccer team picked up their sixth win of the season in dominating fashion, seeing Alyssa Mangold add another hat trick

State comptroller’s audit faults city officials for not managing fund balance issues
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A six-year audit of the City of Olean by the New York State Comptroller’s Office found city officials did not manage the city’s

Healthcare union, fearing impact to communities from ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, endorses Gies in NY 23 race
Dunkirk — Dozens gathered under a tiny shelter outside Dunkirk Rehabilitation and Nursing Monday morning to sound the alarm about the impending healthcare crisis putting hospitals and nursing homes at




