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NY HS Boys Playoff Preview: Salamanca to stick with identity, Olean aims to ‘embrace the boring’ ahead of Section 6 Tournament
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com The Section 6 high school boys basketball regular season is over. This means it is win or go home, survive and advance, all or nothing from

Underdogs, favorites alike ready for impending Section VI playoffs
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com As the Section VI girls’ basketball postseason begins, four familiar faces prepare for two weeks of intense, high stakes contests. While some are used to

Olean, Cattaraugus County, towns running short of salt in cold water
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Last Thursday, Olean Mayor Bill Aiello issued a press release advising motorists that the city was experiencing a road salt shortage that requires “minimizing the use of

Republican Amy Black Sherburne to primary Aiello on Republican line for Mayor, authorized to run on Democratic ticket
OLEAN — Republican Amy Black Sherburne announced her candidacy today for Olean mayor and city Democrats have voted to cross-endorse her. Sherburne’s announcement sets the stage for a Republican primary

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

St. Bonaventure’s Jandoli School gift aids Henretta Communication Center
ST. BONAVENTURE — The upcoming addition to the home of the renowned Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University now has a name, thanks to the generosity of one of its most accomplished alumni.

It was an ugly win, but the Buffalo Bills are in first place in the AFC East with 23-20 flag-fest win over the Jets
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Oh, this one was ugly. Monday night’s meeting for the lead in the AFC East between the Bills (now












