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Bona women’s hoops looking to turn frustration into results at Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After consecutive losses, which were heartbreaking for different reasons, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was looking for answers. Its games against Fordham

Rotary Club hears non-violent message in Love In Action presentation
OLEAN — Members of the Olean Rotary Club recently welcomed Kennedy Scott of Love in Action, Cattaraugus County for a discussion on the philosophy and practice of nonviolence during their

St. Bonaventure men’s hoops looking for bounce back performance at Duquesne
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — After suffering one of its toughest defeats in recent memory against then-No. 24 Saint Louis, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is looking

Chuck Pollock speaks out: Pegula and Beane put on an awkward show
Several years ago, in this space, I detailed my friendship with Terry Pegula dating back to the mid 1980s when we played a lot of racquetball together and he ran

‘Village of Knives’ celebration in Little Valley this weekend
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — The Village of Knives Celebration this weekend at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds is 150 years in the making. In the late 1800s and

Spraying mosquito larvicide in June paid off with big drop in adult mosquitos
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Complaints about mosquitoes in late May and early June and high mosquito larvae counts prompted Cattaraugus County lawmakers to authorize aerial spraying. The

Ellicottville Championship Rodeo draws record crowds of 11,000
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — More than 11,000 people attended the 35th annual Ellicottville Championship Rodeo that ended Sunday. The rodeo draws about 350 athletes from around the

New handicapped accessible trail opens at Zoar Valley
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — A new handicapped accessible trail opened Wednesday at Valentine Flats at the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area, the New York State Department of












