TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Allegany-Limestone softball avenges Class B Semis loss at Fredonia; Olean softball claims lopsided victory over Jamestown

FREDONIA, NY – The Allegany-Limestone softball team avenged its Section 6 Class B Semifinal loss to Fredonia from last season, topping the Hillbillies 8-0. A-L starting pitcher Kailey Truman put […]
County clerk is only contested county-wide election; no races in town elections

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County has only one county-wide election contest this year — for county clerk. Darrell Klute, the incumbent county clerk, is running […]
Bradford baseball rallies past Brockway; Smethport softball erupts for 19 runs

MONDAY ROUNDUP: BROCKWAY, PA – The Bradford baseball team collected 10 hits pulled away late with a 8-4 win over Brockway. Haviland started for Bradford allowing just 1 earned run […]
Double comeback over Cam Co. keeps Smethport’s win streak alive

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com SMETHPORT, PA – In their fourth contest of the season, the Smethport baseball team saw the game from all angles. Clawing their way back early, […]
Shelters leading 35th Cattaraugus Creek cleanup for Zoar Valley Paddling Club

By RICK MILLER Olean Star GOWANDA — For 35 years Don Shelters of Cattaraugus has been leading annual cleanup efforts by the Zoar Valley Paddling Club of Cattaraugus Creek from […]
Smaller group of protesters demonstrate against war with Iran Sunday at Lincoln Park

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — For two hours Sunday, a group of more than 50 people stood along East State Street at Lincoln Park to protest the U.S. […]
Aldermen look to pass $21.3 million Olean city budget on Tuesday; tax rate hike cut in half

By RICK MILLER Olean Star It looks like the 2026-27 Olean city budget the Common Council is poised to pass on Tuesday is almost $2 million less that the $23.2 […]
Candlelight Prayer for Peace Monday on St. Bonaventure campus
ST. BONAVENTURE — The university and local communities are invited to a Candlelight Prayer for Peace at 8 p.m. Monday at the peace pole in front of the McGinley-Carney Center […]
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Sherk sets the bar for Owls track and field; Port Allegany softball outduels Lady Owls

WEST MIFFLIN, PA – Competing in a field of over 50 teams, the Bradford boy’s track and field team were led by Fabian Sherk, who ended the day by breaking […]
BATES: MacDonald talked the talk, but can he walk the walk?

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — In his introductory press conference, new St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mike MacDonald said all the right things. He came off charismatic, […]
