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Bona women eye productive start, defensive dominance against Robert Morris
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is heading into its final non-conference game of the season with the chance to carry momentum into

Aiello: City not ignoring sewage overflows into river
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello on Thursday detailed steps the city has taken to stem sewage overflows into the Allegheny River after speakers pressed aldermen to show

CCA holds Santa’s Carnival outside for Trunks & Treats
By RICK MILLER Olean Star SALAMANCA — Area children got an early start on the Christmas holiday Friday at Santa’s Carnival Trunks and Treats. Due to interior renovations, Connecting Communities in Action

Suspected methamphetamine is seized in Great Valley raid
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — A Great Valley man is facing drug and weapons possession charges following a search warrant being served at his home by the Southern Tier

Olean Police officers help to rescue cat from under hood of woman’s car
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A Bolivar-Richburg Central School teacher on her way to work on Monday heard a kitten meowing under her hood as she drove down

Senecas threaten legal action on overflows
SALAMANCA – Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. asked the legal department to look into legal action against the City of Olean over its latest discharges into the Allegheny River.

Allegheny River paddle by activist upstaged by big sewage overflow
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — For the Summer Solstice Thursday, Degaweno:da’s, a Seneca environmental activist, paddled his kayak on the Allegheny River from Olean to Allegany to recognize

House Ag Committee chairman Thompson touts dairy bill that cuts $28B in food stamps, claims inflation hurting farmers despite drop in inflation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The U.S. needs small and medium-sized farms to spread the risk, but inflation is killing everybody and stalking our farmers, House Agriculture Committee












