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Juneteenth celebrations in Olean begin Friday night, continue Saturday and June 27
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — This year’s Juneteenth events across Olean begin today (Friday, June 19) and extend through June 27. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union
Crosby strikes back, routes Bradford Legion in rematch
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Meeting for the second time of the summer, the Crosby Legion Post 976 baseball team was able to ride their heat streak
Sempolinski sets town hall June 29 at Allegany Village Municipal Building
ALLEGANY – Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, will hold a town hall meeting June 29, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Village of Allegany Municipal Building, 106 E. Main St.
Pink ladyslippers not extremely rare in WNY, but hard to find due to habitat loss, deer
By RICK MILLER Olean Star If you’ve ever seen a pink ladyslipper in a forest or along a treeline, consider yourself lucky. Most people who see their first pink ladyslipper
Corrections officers strike enters fifth day Friday; HALT end sought
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — The smell of wood burning floated from the correctional officers’ strike headquarters across Route 62 from the Collins Correctional Facility on Thursday. The temperature was
Native American ‘shooters’ compete in Seneca snowsnake tournament
By RICK MILLER Olean Star JIMERSONTOWN — Dozens of “shooters” participated Saturday in the first of the fourth annual two-day Morrie Abrams Memorial Snowsnake Tournament. Snowsnake competition, which involves throwing a snowsnake down
Owls eliminated in Class 4A semis by stall-centric St. Marys
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In a rematch of last year’s District 9 Class 4A semifinals, the Bradford boys’ basketball team found themselves up against St. Marys
Bradford girls’ playoff run cut short as they fall in 4A semis
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com KANE, PA – In their first playoff appearance in half a decade, the Bradford girls’ basketball team were eliminated by St. Marys in the District
