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St. Bonaventure women’s hoops escape with narrow victory over Mercyhurst
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ERIE, PA — For the grand majority of time, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was stuck in a nailbiter on the road against Mercyhurst. In

Allegany-Limestone remains unbeaten, surviving late challenge from Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Frankly, there must be very few better ways to continue an undefeated start to the season than a wire-to-wire victory over your crosstown rivals.
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Bradford girls suffer second loss; Warriors outlast Randolph in 3-point shoot out
BRADFORD, PA – A near silent third quarter saw the Bradford girl’s basketball team’s first half lead disappear as they fell to DuBois 45-36. Returning home after three games on

County fined $148,000 over reporting time of altercation between nursing home residents
By RICK MILLER Olean Star An altercation between two dementia patients at the Machias Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in November 2024 has resulted in $148,000 in fines and a

Portville Girls Soccer Stays unbeaten in league Play
By: ROBERT CRANDALL Olean Star The Portville Panthers traveled to Randolph in a battle of the unbeatens in Tuesday’s girls’ soccer match up. In a game that started on a

Olean woodlot tour features 65 American Chestnut trees
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It isn’t every day that most people have an opportunity to view a wild American chestnut tree. Jim Brady of Olean knew he had

Treat hunger as the local crisis it is
By Kelsey Boudin Of all local problems, hunger stands at the center as both a cause and symptom of poverty. Yet hunger isn’t treated like a central issue worth solving

Work continues on north side of roundabout at East State/Barry
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Walkable Olean III — the East State Street project that runs in front of the Olean Municipal Building to Olean — is on schedule. Late










