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Offenses come alive late as Bona falls to Loyola Chicago in A10 opener
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CHICAGO — In the Atlantic 10 season-opener for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, offense proved hard to come by — for both Bona and Loyola

December 30 marks 50 years since Olean sniper killed three, shocked city, in mass school shooting
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean, NY – It has been 50 years since a sniper firing from a third floor room at Olean High School took the lives of

Salamanca loses lead, game late to Lions in DeCerbo closer
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Having just 6.3 seconds left on the clock, the Salamanca boys’ basketball team was up against a wall. After a second half

Slow start proves insurmountable as Olean falls to Warren 61-49 in DeCerbo Showcase
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — After an early few minutes in which its opposition came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, the game was kept just beyond

Ellicottville man dies after his truck is struck by a train
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville village employee who was critically injured when a train struck his truck last Thursday died Saturday at Erie County Medical Center. Zach Golley,

Cattaraugus County lawmakers back striking corrections officers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The union representing striking New York State corrections officers and the Department of Corrections and Community Safety agreed to terms to end the strike on Friday. Many COs,

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through

Sempolinski holds first town meeting in Olean Thursday attended by 60
OLEAN – More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We had a great turnout and











