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Good crowds of shoppers on opening day of 14th annual WILMA Woolly Bear Weekend
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Crowds of people looking to get an early start on their holiday shopping turned out in droves for the 14th annual WILMA

BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Gators take No. 2 in Class B bracket; third meeting set between Portville, Randolph in Class C
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com After six weeks of the regular season campaign, the Section VI boy’s soccer postseason has arrived. As the four local teams enter their respective brackets,

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Panthers roll over Southwestern/Frewsburg; Allegany-Limestone, Olean soccer fall in finale
CUBA, NY – Combined staunch offense and defense in every quarter carried the Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg football team to their fifth win of the season, beating Southwestern/Frewsburg 32-0. The Panthers opened their

Huskies’ score 30 unanswered points in rout of Cheektowaga
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN, NY – Some would argue that there’s no better time to get your win at home than on Senior Night. The same could be

Bona men’s hoops prolong the Schmidt era with second-half comeback over George Mason
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — A team with something to fight for is a dangerous one. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has something to fight for and

Olean Zoning Board of Appeals denies variances for Dugan Road Solar farm
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Town of Olean Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday denied requests from Dugan Road Solar for variances to the town’s solar law.

Opinion- Enough Corporate Welfare Benson: $480,000 is too much to “retain” one job
Letter to the Editor – Special to the Star, Dennis A. Cornell In February, Rick Miller reported that 1641 River Street LLC, a company owned by County Legislator R. Donald

Bona men’s basketball rides red-hot offense to lopsided A10 tourney win over La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — For the first time since its inception, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team could not avoid the pillow fight — the colloquial term for




