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Compounding mistakes see Allegany-Limestone fall to WellsvilleÂ
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Last season, Allegany-Limestone baseball coach Eric Hemphill spoke about how his team needed to show more confidence. With a number of the team’s veterans

St. Bonaventure MBB captain Bowen to enter transfer portal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Dasonte Bowen, the captain for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team this past season, has announced via Instagram that he will enter the

St. Bonaventure to hire Mike MacDonald as 20th men’s basketball head coach in program history
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has their next head coach in Mike MacDonald. MacDonald, who comes with 29 years’ worth of experience

Community of 400 protesters gather Saturday for No Kings 3.0 at Olean’s Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Organizers said about 400 people attended Saturday’s No Kings 3.0 rally at Lincoln Park in Olean protesting against President Trump and his policies.

NY high school softball seasons to be spurred on by a surplus of experience
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com On the other side of the shadows of the winter sports season, our local New York high school softball teams are looking to have big years.

Proposed Olean city tax rate is down by half to 9%; aldermen seek water, sewer director reinstatement
By RICK MILLER Olean Star The Olean Common Council’s line-by-line review of the proposed $23.2 million budget for 2026-27 has resulted in cuts and revisions that have pared a tentative

IDA grants $480,000 sales tax abatement for Olean brownfield cleanup by Benson to retain 1 job
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved $480,000.00 in tax exemptions for a local developer Tuesday for a brownfield cleanup off River

Lens Martial speaks out after City Council rejects Mayor’s plan for outside auditing consultant
Current Olean Auditor Lens Martial submitted the following letter to the Mayor and the City Council. He has not received a response: Dear City Council Members and Mayor, Thank you











