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First day of trout fishing is a dwindling tradition
By RICK MILLER Olean Star For decades, Joe Augustyn of Olean has been among the Cattaraugus County fishermen who make it a habit to go trout fishing on opening day — April

Pollock: St. Bonaventure basketball coach Mark Schmidt faces third roster rebuild in as many seasons
A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Senior Sports Columnist, Wellsville Sun Whenever he’s made the statement, in my view it was a joke. Mark Schmidt, heading into his 19th season as

Simmons, Friar and Marasco lead the Bradford Owls over St. Marys
ST. MARYS, PA – Heading into their second meet of the season, the Bradford boys’ track and field team was led by their youth, with sophomore Tyler Simmons taking first

Wednesday Roundup: Bradford falls to .500 after loss to Beavers; Lady Owls downed in three frames
DUBOIS, PA – Unable to find consistency on neither offense nor defense, the Bradford baseball team fell to 2-2 after losing to DuBois, 8-1. The Owls would suffer a self-inflicted

Tornado damages homes in Great Valley last week
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — No serious injuries or deaths were reported after an apparent tornado touched down in the town of Great Valley early last week, damaging homes

More than 400 protest at “No Kings” demonstration in Olean
By RICK MILLER Olean Star More than 300 people participated in the No Kings in America march in Olean Saturday afternoon, walking from Delaware Park Centre to Lincoln Park, where their numbers

Chuck Wagon ‘Cowboy’ on permanent display at Olean Point Museum
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — After more than 60 years in one location, the Chuck Wagon cowboy is moving to a permanent home. When the opportunity arose to make the

Revised Olean tax bills, refunds are mailed out
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Revised 2025-26 Olean city tax bills are in the mail, Mayor Bill Aiello announced Thursday. When the budget was approved in April, the amount of











