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Nick Schmidt: ‘Highly qualified’ and seeking success alongside his father at St. Bonaventure
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It’s hard to say no to family. Especially if that family is a highly-qualified college basketball assistant coach with experience at the academy

Off-kilter performances see Lizards fall 10-3 to Genesee Rapids
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Time is against the Salamanca Lizards in their race for the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) Playoffs. But luckily for them, they had

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Boffalo scores three times, drives in two more as Oilers dominate Hornell
OLEAN, NY – Facing the Hornell Steamers twice in two days, the Olean Oilers found their second blowout win in a row as they earned a 10-1 win, tallying their

Smay to Lead Pitt-Bradford men’s basketball
BRADFORD, PA. – The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has announced that DanielSmay has been hired as the seventh head coach in the men’s basketball program’s NCAAhistory.“I am excited to

Two arrested for having $4 million in drugs at former Cuba cookie factory
By Rick Miller Olean Star CUBA — Two local residents were arrested last week as Cuba Police busted a marijuana growing operation in the former Farnsworth Cookie factory in Cuba

Portville spoils Randolph’s Senior Night, wins league titleÂ
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com RANDOLPH, NY – The cliché goes: revenge is a dish best served cold. For the Portville boy’s soccer team, cold was just the start, but

New City Hall HVAC system could cost taxpayers almost $3 million
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — City aldermen learned Tuesday that a planned modernization of the Municipal Building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems would cost nearly $3 million.

New ready-mix concrete plant Planned for Homer Street, Olean
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — A Chautauqua County firm plans to build a ready-mix concrete plant to the former Olean Industrial Park on Homer Street. Jamestown Macadam Inc.,











