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Paving funds moved from South Union to State Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Last fall, New York State agreed to mill and pave South Union Street — the Walkable Olean 4 project after city officials appealed to Gov.

County lawmakers glimpse past in restored Civil War flag
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers got a glimpse into the past at Wednesday’s meeting and an invitation to personally view the County Museum’s recently restored 37th

Salamanca JV basketball coach Pete Weishan honored at final home game ahead of retirement
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — After spending the last 50 years as a dedicated and integral member of the Salamanca athletic community, current junior varsity boys basketball coach, Pete
Weekend Roundup: Salamanca indoor track and field, girls wrestling wrap up winter seasons
HOUGHTON, NY – Saturday, February 15th marked the start of the February week long break. While some students were beginning their vacation, many of the Salamanca athletes made their way

Olean Oilers travel to face Jamestown for first game of PGCBL era
NEW HARTFORD, NY — The official schedule for the 2026 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) season has been released and for its first game in its new league, the

Schmidt seeing return on investment ahead of Bona’s clash with George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — There was a tone of relief in the voice of St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt following his team’s win over

Local demonstration Saturday to protest killings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — “ICE Out Everywhere,” part of a nationwide response to the recent deaths of protesters in Minneapolis, will be held in Olean Saturday. The
THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Terrors’ quartet leads to redemption win over NoPo; Olean snaps losing streak with fourth-quarter comeback over Dunkirk
ULYSSES, PA – Traveling into enemy territory in search of redemption, the Otto-Eldred girl’s basketball team avenged the only blemish on their North Tier League record, beating Northern Potter 59-41.












