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Bloom announces his candidacy for Cattaraugus County Court judge
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County Public Defender Darryl Bloom announced over the weekend that he was seeking the County Court judge vacancy. Bloom is seeking the nomination of

Bartlett to the Burgh: Port Allegany’s Bartlett commits to Division II Point Park
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Just a few months ago, Kailey Bartlett was on the field, leading the Port Allegany girl’s soccer team through her fourth
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Salamanca’s Hardy places seventh at State Wrestling Championships; Bona baseball drops series rubber match at Navy
ALBANY, NY — Over the weekend, Kasen Hardy officially became the first Salamanca wrestler to compete at the New York State High School Wrestling Championships since Brad Cunningham in 2014.

First half eruption carries Olean over Blue Devils, back to Section VI Championship
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BUFFALO, NY – Laying their groundwork early with an emphatic offensive performance, the Olean boy’s basketball team dominated and dispatched East Aurora, earning their spot

Opinion- Enough Corporate Welfare Benson: $480,000 is too much to “retain” one job
Letter to the Editor – Special to the Star, Dennis A. Cornell In February, Rick Miller reported that 1641 River Street LLC, a company owned by County Legislator R. Donald

Bona men’s basketball rides red-hot offense to lopsided A10 tourney win over La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — For the first time since its inception, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team could not avoid the pillow fight — the colloquial term for

OPINION: Woj Bombed as GM. Bonas fired Schmidt, then they lied about it.
OLEAN STAR – Eric M. Firkel December 28, 2025 was the last time that Adrian Wojnarowski spoke to Mark Schmidt. Following a dispute, where Woj interjected himself into practices,

Bona men’s basketball opens A10 conference tourney vs. La Salle
PITTSBURGH, PA — This season has been far from easy for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. After collecting an 11-2 record through the non-conference portion of the season, there was












