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Majority leader uses I-86 potholes to illustrate challenges county faces
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Majority Leader Kelly Andreano used an I-86 pothole analogy to describe the choices the Cattaraugus County Legislature is facing this year with respect to

Bona women’s hoops stunted by mental lapses in 67-58 loss to UMass
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — At times during its game against UMass, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team looked like it was recycling the script from its previous

Bona women’s hoops look to continue playing with ‘purpose’ ahead of UMass clash
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On the back of its first Atlantic 10 win of the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was satisfied with the result,

Bona men’s hoops stunned by La Salle 83-82 in OT, lose second-straight
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has fallen in consecutive games, dropping an 83-82 OT heartbreaker to

One day of warm weather won’t thaw maple trees and get sap running
By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Maple producers across Cattaraugus County and Western New York are anxious for the maple sap season to get underway. With temperatures in the

Gofundme page is started to identify Olean’s John Doe
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Almost three years after an unidentified man died in Olean, funds are being raised to help identify him so his remains can go home. “Help
MONDAY ROUNDUP: Owls score by committee in win over Smethport; Portville’s Haynes, Rhinehart combine for 16 points in senior night loss
SMETHPORT, PA – Seeing 11 Owls make their way into the scoring column, the Bradford boy’s basketball team secured their tenth win of the season with a road blowout over

Second half burst propels Salamanca to victory over Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — It was a tale of two halves for the Salamanca girls basketball team. The first half, head coach Joe Hinman admitted, his Warriors











