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WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Terrors remain perfect; Port United, Allegany-Limestone soccer overwhelmed in rainy day duels
DUKE CENTER, PA – Three challengers. Three sweeps. Hosting the Lady Tigers to the Terror Dome, the Otto-Eldred volleyball team came away with their third win of the season, beating

Olean Center Mall developer updates Common Council on plans for mall’s redevelopment
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean Center Mall redeveloper Angelo Ingrassia updated the Olean Common Council Tuesday on setbacks to his efforts to kickstart the mall’s revival. It was not

TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Portville pulls out win on the road; Mangold scores seven to reach triple-digit goals
FREDONIA, NY – After losing their star outside hitter mid-match, the Portville volleyball team was in a jam. While they held a 1-0 set advantage already, Fredonia was far from

Honeck, offense shines in Allegany-Limestone’s shutout win over Jamestown
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Stepping onto her home turf for the first time of her junior year, Kennedy Honeck had already proven herself as a stat

IDA votes to rescind Alle-Catt tax breaks over schools’ concern
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Ten days after approving nearly $38 million in tax breaks for Alle-Catt Wind Energy turbines and equipment, the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency rescinded the

Tentative city budget calls for 6% tax hike; sewer, water rate increases
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello released a tentative $29.1 million budget for 2024-25 on Tuesday that carries a 6% property tax increase. The $19.8 million general fund

Pitt-Bradford wins regular season championship with 24-point win over Lions
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – As the final buzzer sounded, the Panthers gathered underneath the basket, elated in the feat they had just accomplished. One by one,

Bona women’s hoops struggles with consistency, falls to VCU 81-37
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Despite showing some early signs of improvement, a string of empty possessions derailed the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, which suffered a heavy




