Allegany Fire Department announces return of Old Home Week this year
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — The Allegany Fire Department announced Tuesday that Allegany Old Home Week would return this June for a four-day run from June 24-27. Last […]
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 […]
Patricia “Patsy” O’Brien
December 5, 1953 – January 22, 2026 Patricia “Patsy” O’Brien, Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to so many Allegany- Patricia “Patsy” O’Brien passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, […]
Kevin Duane Bartholomew
July 6, 1954 – January 22, 2026 Kevin Duane Bartholomew, loving husband, father, and grandfather Olean- Kevin Duane Bartholomew, of Olean, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Buffalo […]
Thomas J. Frank Sr
February 19, 1927 – January 22, 2026 Mr. Thomas J. Frank Sr., age 98, passed away Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at home surrounded by his family, following a short […]
Jane Carol Maisch Probst
November 8, 1934 – January 22, 2026 Jane Carol Maisch Probst, 91, formerly of Ellicottville, NY and Bay Village, OH, passed away on January 22, 2026. Born November 8, 1934, […]
Susan Y. Poling Haines
October 2, 1965 – January 26, 2026 Susan Y. Poling Haines, 60, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday morning, January 26, 2026 at UPMC Pittsburgh, following a short illness. Born October […]
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 […]