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Bona men’s hoops unable to overcome early deficit, fall to George Mason 75-62
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt has been known to put emphasis on playing well in the first and last five minutes of each

County Legislature approves $30,000 to hire healthcare consulting firm, accepts $49,000 in State funding from “I Love New York”, adjourn meeting in honor of Jim Ellis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned in memory of former County Legislator Jim Ellis of East Otto. Ernest James “Jim” Ellis, who served on

Alderman consider replacing aging City Garage on North Barry Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It has been nearly three decades since the City of Olean set its sights on replacing the City Garage on North Barry Street. It still

Homeless “point in time count” Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early Wednesday, teams of volunteers will fan out across Cattaraugus County in search of homeless people — part of an annual count by the Continuum of Care

WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Two Oilers homer as they pick up two wins over Watertown
WATERTOWN, NY – Seeing the Watertown Rapids for the first time all season, the Olean Oilers pulled out back-to-back wins in their double-header showdown, with consistency and power with the

Lizard licked: Salamanca sweeps doubleheader with Sherrill
Lizards push win streak to four with 7-2 & 9-4 victories By J.P. BUTLER Special to the Olean Star SALAMANCA — For the Salamanca Lizards, after this thrilling Game 2 victory,

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Lizards come up clutch for 5-4 win over Oilers in extras
OLEAN, NY — Clutch is a word the Salamanca Lizards have become very familiar with as of late. In its game on June 28, Salamanca scored a run in the

Bradford Legion bows out of regular season with blowout loss to Kane
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In their season finale, the Bradford Legion Post 108 baseball team fell to Kane 6-1 as their playoff chances were thrown into











