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St. Bonaventure suffers lopsided defeat at the hands of Saint Louis
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt wanted his side to get off to a fast start. Hosting the No. 24 ranked

Left ‘frustrated’ by recent losses, Bonnies look to get back in the win column vs. La Salle
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Fresh off the back of an intense defensive battle with one of the Atlantic 10’s best, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team is

Public health director surprised CDC cut number of childhood vacines
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Like most other health professionals, Cattaraugus County Public Health Director Dr. Kevin D. Watkins was surprised when the Centers for Disease Control and

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Owls down Brockway at home; Panthers take down Cardinals in overtime
BRADFORD, PA — Led by Haley Keane, the Bradford girl’s basketball team rallied late to outlast Brockway, picking up a second straight win as they improved to 5-7. Through the

No reply to request for proposals to study Olean sewage for proposals
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The city of Olean’s efforts to undertake a study to help prevent sewage overflows into the Allegheny River were dealt a temporary setback

County 2023 budget audit shows a $2.9 million drop in fund balance, unassigned fund balance dropped by $6.6 million
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Cattaraugus County’s audit for the year ending Dec. 31, 2023 showed an expected $2.9 million drop in the general fund balance to $55.4 million. After the county

Another water leak closes Cattaraugus County Center
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — A water leak that closed the Cattaraugus County Center here for a second time in six weeks will cost the county up to $25,000

Police identify body of man found in Front Street dumpster
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Police have identified the body of the man found Friday in a recycling dumpster behind Jim’s Park and Shop on First Street. The










