Olean boys hoops survive Lew-Port’s 3-point barrage, claim 59-56 win in A2 Quarterfinal

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — Olean boys basketball coach Tim Kolasinski knew that his team’s opponent in the Section 6 Class A2 Quarterfinal, Lewiston-Porter, was going to shoot the […]
All roads lead here: O-E boys, girls finally return to D9 championships, face tall tasksÂ

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com You couldn’t write a better script if you tried to. On one hand, you have grass roots camaraderie, ascension and failure, persistence and failure, redemption […]
Bona women’s hoops hope to ‘put a full game together’ in regular season finale against Dayton

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The end of the regular season is on the near horizon for the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team, but before it can start […]
Michael A. Beeles

January 6, 1957 – February 25, 2025 Michael A. Beeles, 68, of Salamanca, NY died Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY following a short illness. Born January […]
Jessie Lynn Loomis

December 15, 1967 – February 21, 2025 Kennedy – Jessie Lynn Loomis, 57, of Bowen Road, Kennedy, NY, passed away Friday (February 21, 2025) at the Newfane Rehab & Skilled […]
Historical Society president laments loss of Roosevelt-Higgins tree logs

 By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The tree parts from the Roosevelt-Higgins Oak that until recently stood in Lincoln Park, that were promised to the Olean Historical and Preservation […]
City firefighter declares candidacy to run for Olean mayor on GOP line

OLEAN — And then there were three. Jared Isaman, an Olean firefighter and paramedic has thrown his hat into the Olean mayoral race. He’s seeking the Republican nomination along with […]
Rebuilding West State Street with $25 million RAISE grant gets full common council OK

Editor’s note: The council also voted to award a contract for $132,166.00 for reaccreditation of the city’s levee system to Henningson, Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering. By RICK MILLER […]
Olean man shot after pointing gun at troopers in critical condition

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Olean man shot by state police after he pointed a handgun at them outside his North Seventh Street home early Wednesday was reported in […]
No serious injuries reported From North Sixth Street Fire

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — No serious injuries were reported Thursday at a house fire at 119 S. Sixth St. The fire was reported to Olean police dispatch at […]