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Bonnies stumble across finish line, fight off second-half Fordham comeback
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first 15 minutes of its second

Cattaraugus-Wyoming Co. Head Start Program remains closed for a third day
RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties Head Start Program remained closed

Route 219/Peters Road intersection in Ashford will become roundabout
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ASHFORD — New traffic control devices for all-way stops were installed last

Olean facing $1 million shortfall in sales tax revenue for 2024-25, enacts spending freeze
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Olean Mayor Bill Aiello last week sent a

Friday Roundup: Salamanca boys hoops claim third consecutive CCAA Div. I title, Olean boys get back to winning ways
FREDONIA, NY – For the third time in as many years, the Salamanca boys basketball

Every Panther scores as Portville decimates Cassadaga Valley
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE, NY – Winning by 40 points, the Portville boys’

Bona men’s hoops prepared for matchup against improved, unchanged Fordham team
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — As the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team prepares

Ann Marie Diffenderfer
June 4, 1947 – April 23, 2025 Ann Marie Diffenderfer, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt,

Mark Burrell
June 2, 1968 – April 17, 2025 West Clarksville- Mark Burrell of West Clarksville, passed

Stewart Wayne Arnold
May 7, 1941 – April 19, 2025 Stewart Wayne Arnold, 83, of Green Valley, AZ,

Salamanca baseball falls 10-1 to Dunkirk, suffers first loss of the season
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — The Salamanca baseball team is perfect no longer after

Thursday Roundup: Terrors sweep Smethport; A-L suffers big loss on the road
ELDRED, PA – With both teams firing on all cylinders, each posting double-digit hits, the

Bonnies split midweek doubleheader with Niagara
ST. BONAVENTURE — There was no shortage of offense between the St. Bonaventure softball team
Wednesday Roundup: Edwards leads Olean with no-hitter; O-E baseball falls to Gators
OLEAN, NY — After a 12-day hiatus, the Olean softball team returned to action and
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