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Aldermen express concern over timeline of Olean levee reaccreditation
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean aldermen expressed concern Tuesday over the timeline for reaccrediting the city’s levee protection system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued draft flood
St. Bonaventure falls to George Mason 57-48 in battle of top defenses
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On Jan. 21, two of the Atlantic 10’s best defenses went toe-to-toe as the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team hosted George Mason. Entering
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP: Gators dominate Smethport by 40; Pitt-Bradford rocked at home by 32
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – On a night where ten Gators made their way into the score books, the Port Allegany boy’s basketball team kept their hot streak alive, beating Smethport
Dominant second half catapults St. Bonaventure to season’s first conference win
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The metaphorical monkey is off the backs of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team. Through five games, the Bonnies had failed to pick
New York Boys Basketball Mega Preview: Local squads see changes galore ahead of new seasons
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com The 2025-26 boys high school basketball season is mere days from tipping off and local teams are looking to hit the ground running as best they
Bona women’s hoops fall to Cleveland State after back-and-forth slugfest
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CLEVELAND, OH — Prior to his team’s first game at the CSU Invitational, St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley noted that there’s a reason he
Olean Common Council takes aim at hanging planters in North Union Street median
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Get ready to see fewer hanging planters in the North Union Street median next year — especially if they restrict motorists’ sightline in the vicinity
Bona men’s basketball ‘handled adversity,’ despite 15-point loss to North Carolina
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com FORT MYERS, FL — While the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the season, it was not due to a lack of
