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St. John’s Parish Core Group appeals bishop’s merger decree
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — St. John the Evangelist Parish has appealed to Bishop Michael W. Fisher of the Buffalo Diocese to reverse his March 5 decree that

St. Bonaventure men’s basketball guard charged with misdemeanor after on-campus accident
ST. BONAVENTURE — As noted in New York State Police reports from March 15, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball guard Duane Thompson was involved in a one-vehicle accident and charged with

Salamanca rounds out season with 68-32 loss to Hornell in NYS Far-West Regional
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com BUFFALO — Following a heavy defeat to Section 5 Class B Champions Hornell, the Salamanca girls basketball team saw its season reach its conclusion in the

Right Thinkers to focus on ‘Healthcare Crisis’ Monday
ALLEGANY — The conservative Right Thinkers group will hold its monthly meeting Monday (March 17) begining at 5 p.m. at The Hall at Maple and Fourth streets in Allegany. The

Eleven-year-old Olean boy shot in leg in Seneca Avenue drive-by shooting
By RICK MILLER Olean Star UPDATE – OLEAN — An 11-year-old boy was shot in the leg in a backyard in the 1300 block of Seneca Avenue about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. The

Memorial to fallen state troopers dedicated outside Olean substation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Nearly 100 people attended the unveiling and dedication of a memorial to fallen New York State Troopers from the Olean Substation outside SP Olean on

Allegany county man crashes truck into casino, dies from shotgun blast
By RICK MILLER Olean Star An Allegany County man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he crashed his pickup truck into the Seneca Gaming and Entertainment casino on the Seneca Nation’s

Lady Terrors breeze by Lady hubbers, eye league banner
By HUNTER O. LYLE DUKE CENTER, PA – As they blaze through the final weeks of the regular season, the Otto-Eldred volleyball team picked up another clean sweep, this time












