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All roads lead here: O-E boys, girls finally return to D9 championships, face tall tasks
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com You couldn’t write a better script if you tried to. On one hand, you have grass roots camaraderie, ascension and failure, persistence and failure, redemption

Bona women’s hoops hope to ‘put a full game together’ in regular season finale against Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season is on the near horizon for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, but before it can start

Historical Society president laments loss of Roosevelt-Higgins tree logs
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The tree parts from the Roosevelt-Higgins Oak that until recently stood in Lincoln Park, that were promised to the Olean Historical and Preservation

City firefighter declares candidacy to run for Olean mayor on GOP line
OLEAN — And then there were three. Jared Isaman, an Olean firefighter and paramedic has thrown his hat into the Olean mayoral race. He’s seeking the Republican nomination along with

Vercollone’s grand slam highlights Bona’s series finale win over Rhode Island
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com KINGSTON — Staring down the reality of being swept in back-to-back Atlantic 10 series, the St. Bonaventure baseball team was able to salvage a win in

Aiello, Sherburne file petitions For Olean GOP mayor primary
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Mayor Bill Aiello will face a Republican primary in June from businesswoman Amy Sherburne, who is also running on the Democratic line. If the mayor,

Lionel R. John Health Center Improvement Project begins construction on Allegany Territory
ALLEGANY TERRITORY, SALAMANCA — Seneca Nation executives held an official groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the Lionel R. John Health Center Improvement Project. The project will expand community health services for the

More than 350 attend 13th Farmer-Neighbor Dinner
By RICK MILLER Olean Star WEST VALLEY — More than 350 people attended the 2025 Cattaraugus County Farmer-Neighbor Dinner Wednesday at the West Valley Fire Hall. It was the 13th












