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Right Thinkers meet Monday on AI and cyber security impact
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The conservative Right Thinkers group will meet Monday beginning at 5 p.m. at The Hall on North Fourth Street in Allegany. The theme

Schmidt era comes to a close at St. Bonaventure following A10 tourney loss to Dayton
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PITTSBURGH, PA — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team entered the Atlantic 10 Championship knowing that the final days of head coach Mark Schmidt’s tenure were

Legislators ask Hochul to reconsider ending some Medicaid payments to rural ambulance services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to reconsider a provision in her executive budget that would

Chuck Pollock: Reflections on Schmidt’s stint at St. Bonaventure
By CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun Senior Sports Columnist The hammer came Saturday morning when the Olean Star announced that St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt would be coaching his final game
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Cartmill, Huskies tack on tenth straight; Salamanca, A-L softball finish regular season on top
ALLEGANY, NY – A late surge coupled with a dominant man on the mound gave the Olean baseball their tenth consecutive win of the season, sweeping Allegany-Limestone in the season
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Portville softball enters postseason with a win; Olean golf falls to Jamestown
PORTVILLE, NY – Ending their regular season on a high note, the Portville softball team enter the playoffs fresh off a dominating performance, beating Cattaraugus Little Valley 14-1 in six

Huskies take a bite out of CCAA Division I league title with regular season finale win over A-L
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY, NY – Entering their final day of the regular season, the Olean softball team had a lot up in the air. A win would

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Lady Gators outlast ECC; Miles no-hits A-L for Huskies’ ninth straight
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – In a preview to next week’s District 9 Class A first round matchup, the Port Allegany softball team pulled off a late comeback against Elk County












