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White pine planted on Arbor Day at SBU chosen to honor Senecas

April 27, 2026

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University celebrated its 16th consecutive year of being a certified Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus USA on Friday by planting a white pine tree outside

Pollock: With T.J. Parker, Igbinosun, Bills stick to defense in NFL draft

April 27, 2026

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist (Photo: The Wellsville Sun has had a chance to see the draft picks in Pittsburgh and visit the new sites, including

Inconsistent offense sees Bona baseball swept by Dayton

April 26, 2026

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE —The St. Bonaventure baseball team had been defending its home field ferociously. It had picked up its first series win of the season and

Olean woman organizes Earth Day cleanup along Allegheny River, Olean Creek Saturday

April 26, 2026

By RICK MILLER Olean Star (UPDATE: Volunteers collected 1,100 pounds of trash during Trash the Trash — Save the River cleanup in the city of Olean on Satiurday, March 28.)

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Giant candy canes line the sidewalk at 660 Main St., Olean Saturday leading to the home where Santa Claus was speaking to an audience of about 250 children and their parents.

Santa wows crowd from roof of Main Street home in Olean

December 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Hundreds of Olean-area residents and their children turned out in cold temperatures Saturday night to watch and listen to Santa on the Rooftop. The longtime

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Twins Khalib Burney (left) and Khalil, sons of Malik Burney of Olean, sit on Santa’s lap Saturday at the Victorian Christmas celebration at the Fannie Bartlett House.

Hundreds visit Bartlett House for Victorian Christmas, Santa

December 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Santa Claus stopped by the Fannie Bartlett House on Saturday (Dec. 7) to help the Olean Historical Society celebrate its Victorian Christmas displays and hear

$(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Members of the Allegany American Legion Ri\tual Team place wreaths on holders at a Wreaths Across America program at Mount View Cemetery Saturday. Volunteers place 456 wreaths at veterans graves.$

Wreaths Across America volunteers honor veterans at Mount View Cemetery

December 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — More than 80 people attended a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Mount View Cemetery at noon Saturday where volunteers placed Christmas wreaths at veterans graves.

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) St. Bonaventure public health students (from left) Ben Vitale, Molly Gipson and Kevin Eberth present their findings on Social Determinants of Health in Cattaraugus County to members of the Board of Health on Wednesday.

St. Bonaventure students share study findings with Board of Health

December 22, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A trio of St. Bonaventure University public health students shared the results of their study of factors that influence Cattaraugus County residents’ health with the