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After consecutive challenging years, Laycee Drake looks to get back on track with the Bonnies
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Growing up, Laycee Drake spent countless hours glued to a screen. But it wasn’t video games or television she was addicted to, it

Bar-Bill owners to operate Ellicottville Depot tavern in time for ski season
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — When the Ellicottville Depot closed this spring, everyone wondered what would become of the popular iconic tavern. Over the summer, Win-Sum Ski Corp.,

Portville/C-R/B-R rounds out season with 43-28 slugfest loss to Eden/North Collins
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com EDEN — Who would blink first? That was the big question as the No. 6 seed Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg and No. 3 seed Eden/North Collins football teams exchanged

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Olean, Portville volleyball sweep through quarterfinals
OLEAN, NY — Enjoying a playoff christening from their home crowd, the Olean volleyball team opened their postseason with a clean sweep over Buffalo Academy of Science in the Section

Increased colorectal screenings driving down Cattaraugus county cancer rate
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Cattaraugus County. In the four-year period between 2016 and 2020, an average 38.8 county

Seven of nine villages in county are holding elections Tuesday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Three Cattaraugus County villages will be voting for mayor on Tuesday (March 18), although none will be contested. Seven of the county’s nine villages will be voting

Bonnies set to make triumphant return to NIT, host Kent State in first round
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — A new chapter in the long history between the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is set to

Pollock: An embarrassing week for Bills’ GM Beane who has been at his best in free agency
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist It hasn’t been the best of weeks for Bills’ general manager Brandon Beane. Since he arrived in Orchard Park from Carolina in












