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Bradford's Hayley Keane tosses up a floater during the Lady Owls 38-25 loss to Brookville. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Turnovers sink Bradford against Lady Raiders as they fall to .500

January 10, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Despite having several chances in the final seconds, the Bradford girls’ basketball team failed to seize the moment to complete their comeback,

Bona men’s hoops look to bounce back against La Salle in 2025 home-opener

January 10, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time in just shy of a month and a half, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will have to find

After 10 weeks of recovery, Aidan DeFazio finally made his return to the Portville boys' basketball team on Tuesday. | File photo by Hunter O. Lyle

From injury to 1,000: DeFazio returns to the Panthers after monthslong recovery

January 10, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com On a cold Wednesday afternoon, Aidan DeFazio moved through his daily routine. After a day full of classes and school work, the junior swapped his

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Kevin McCarthy of Olean takes a photo Thursday of the 9-foot Bona Wolf Eric Jones sculpted out of snow outside Worth W. Smith Hardware on West State Street.

Nine-foot tall Bona Wolf is Jones’ latest sculpture

January 10, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Eric Jones’ latest snow sculpture of the winter season was turning some heads on West State Street on Thursday. A larger-than-life Bona Wolf

Cooperative Extension pairs with My Home Park for native plant fundraiser

May 12, 2025

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Cattaraugus County is teaming up with native plant experts at My Home Park to launch their first native plant sale fundraiser. The fundraiser

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Olean City School District Business Manager Jenny Bilotta explains two capital budget propositions valued at $53.5 million that will accompany the $57.9 million budget on the ballot May 20. The presentation was made Tuesday at the Olean Intermediate Middle School.

Olean City School District budget, propositions are on May 20 ballot

May 12, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Voters in the Olean City School District will vote May 20 on a proposed 2025-2026 budget of $57.9 million plus two capital project propositions totaling

St. Bonaventure caps final homestand with loss to UMass, wins series 2-1

May 11, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After sweeping VCU the previous weekend and winning the first two games of its series against UMass, the St. Bonaventure baseball team had

New facilities, new faces, same goals: Salamanca track and field continues to grow

May 10, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — For the first time in over a year, the Salamanca track and field team has a home — a state-of-the-art one for that matter