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Bona men’s hoops unable to overcome early deficit, fall to George Mason 75-62
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt has been known to put emphasis on playing well in the first and last five minutes of each

County Legislature approves $30,000 to hire healthcare consulting firm, accepts $49,000 in State funding from “I Love New York”, adjourn meeting in honor of Jim Ellis
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers on Wednesday adjourned in memory of former County Legislator Jim Ellis of East Otto. Ernest James “Jim” Ellis, who served on

Alderman consider replacing aging City Garage on North Barry Street
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — It has been nearly three decades since the City of Olean set its sights on replacing the City Garage on North Barry Street. It still

Homeless “point in time count” Wednesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Early Wednesday, teams of volunteers will fan out across Cattaraugus County in search of homeless people — part of an annual count by the Continuum of Care

$267 million tentative Cattaraugus County budget carries tax levy increase, cuts property tax rates
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A tentative Cattaraugus County budget of $267,084,372 was introduced Wednesday by County Administrator and budget officer Kelly J. Reed. The budget’s total

Bloom elected Cattaraugus County judge; Klute re-elected county clerk
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County voters elected a new county judge on Tuesday — Darrell Bloom, who is currently the county’s public defender. Bloom received

Livonia too much for A-L/Hinsdale in Class B subregional
Gators battle to 1-1 halftime tie before bowing to Bulldogs 4-1 GENESEO — The Allegany-Limestone/Hinsdale boys soccer team executed its game plan to near perfection. For about 39 minutes and

Rosenthal wins Ward 3 alderman contest in Olean; Salamanca mayoral election too close to call
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The City of Olean’s only Common Council contest in Tuesday’s election was won by Democrat Gloria J. Rosenthal. Rosenthal, who also ran on the Common



