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Democrat, Republican congressional candidates meet in bipartisan town hall in Ellicottville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Two congressional candidates in the 23rd District met in a Bipartisan Town Hall Monday night at the Ellicottville Town Center. Both Democrat Aaron
Portville’s DeFazio, Carter earn CCAA Div. III All-Star honors
The Chautauqua Cattaraugus Athletic Association (CCAA) Div. III has announced its boys basketball all-stars for the 2025-26 season and Portville’s Aiden DeFazio and Peyton Carter both earned nods. DeFazio was
NTL All-Stars: Funk, Babcock earn highest honors, Lady Terrors’ big three earn selections
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com With the majority of the basketball season in the rear view mirror, the North Tier League has moved forward in announcing their 2025-2026 All-Star selections,
Cuba maple producers CTK Farms began with 150 sap buckets and a 15-year-old’s dream
By RICK MILLER Olean Star CUBA — It’s hard to believe, but CTK Farms maple syrup production began six years ago with 150 sap buckets and a 15-year-old’s dream. Fast
Olean boys hoops survive Lew-Port’s 3-point barrage, claim 59-56 win in A2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Olean boys basketball coach Tim Kolasinski knew that his team’s opponent in the Section 6 Class A2 Quarterfinal, Lewiston-Porter, was going to shoot the
All roads lead here: O-E boys, girls finally return to D9 championships, face tall tasks
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com You couldn’t write a better script if you tried to. On one hand, you have grass roots camaraderie, ascension and failure, persistence and failure, redemption
Bona women’s hoops hope to ‘put a full game together’ in regular season finale against Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season is on the near horizon for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, but before it can start
Historical Society president laments loss of Roosevelt-Higgins tree logs
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The tree parts from the Roosevelt-Higgins Oak that until recently stood in Lincoln Park, that were promised to the Olean Historical and Preservation
