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Republican lawmakers blast plan for inmates early release
RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — Republican state lawmakers from Western New York blasted state plans Friday for early release of some nonviolent inmates to address staff shortages in a

Chuck Pollock: Hornell’s Gene Mastin reflects on old-time football in the Big 30 from Bill Shesman to George Whitcher
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun, Hornell Sun Senior Sports Columnist An email arrived the other day from an old friend. You may remember him … Gene Mastin, one of the

Pollinator Steward to Share Spring Gardening Tips on Thursday
As the warmer weather beckons, thoughts turn to gardening, whether for food, beauty or both. On Thursday, April 10, Pollinator Steward Marti Tillinger, of Allegany, will offer gardeners suggestions for

Two Olean demonstrations draw almost 300 Trump protestors
Rick Miller Olean Star Sign-waving demonstrators protesting a number of President Trump’s potential cuts including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans programs held two events Saturday involving a total of

Pollock Prediction: Improving Patriots to test unbeaten Buffalo Bills Sunday night
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Well, it’s down to two. Four games into this National Football League season, only the AFC’s Buffalo Bills and NFC’s Philadelphia Eagles
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Owls lost to DuBois in final minutes; Olean tennis closes out season with win
DUBOIS, PA – Able to match DuBois’s intensity for the majority of the afternoon, the Bradford boy’s soccer team suffered their ninth loss of the season via heartbreak, losing 4-2

Three unanswered goals from George Washington see Bona women’s soccer fall 3-2
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Despite a great start and a resilient finish, the St. Bonaventure women’s soccer team found itself beaten 3-2 as the majority of the

Allegany-Limestone boys soccer coach Jon Luce captures 300th career win in 20th year
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — In the fall of 2004, Allegany-Limestone boys soccer coach Jon Luce was in the hospital with his wife as they were about to have












