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Five candidates seeking 3 seats on Olean Board of Education
By RICK MILLER OLEAN — Personal safety, high student absenteeism and low math and English test scores highlighted comments by Olean City School District Board of Education candidates last week. There are

Two troopers are stabbed in incident at Crosby’s in Bolivar
By RICK MILLER Olean Star BOLIVAR — Two New York State troopers were stabbed Saturday afternoon while trying to subdue an unidentified woman outside Crosby’s store and gas station in
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Olean baseball comes alive late; Portville, Olean softball cap regular seasons with big wins
SALAMANCA — Bouncing back from a narrow league loss last time out, the Olean baseball team managed to get its offense going late in a 7-0 shutout of Salamanca. Through

Salamanca’s first ‘true’ Super 8 marks new chapter in Meet’s legacy
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The first ‘true’ Super 8 track and field meet is officially in the books. The Salamanca track and field team has a long, storied

Pollock: When the Buffalo Bills aren’t playing, it’s all NFL Red Zone
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Full disclosure, other than the five Sundays when the Bills aren’t playing, the 13 others are my favorite days of the year.

Portville boys soccer puts six past Salamanca in shutout win
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — Tallying its second-biggest win of the season, the Portville boys soccer team rolled past Salamanca 6-0. For the Panthers, it was their sixth win
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Owls sweep Punxsy; Salamanca girl’s tennis pick up big win on Senior Night
BRADFORD, PA – Seeing the Lady Chucks for the second time this season, the Lady Owls were able to complete the season sweep on their home court. Bradford opened the

Olean Charter Commission approves final draft with strong mayor, ability to set salaries
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean City Charter Commission completed its task Thursday, unanimously approving a final draft of the proposed new City Charter. The proposed new charter continues












