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Lady Owls drop season opener to Brockway; Bradford tennis continues undefeated

March 25, 2025

BROCKWAY, PA – Starting their campaign on the road, the

Bradford's Maksim Demic looks on from third during the Owls' 3-2 win over Kane on Monday. | Photo by Hunter O. Lyle

Lama saves Owls’ home opener with ninth inning walk-off single

March 24, 2025

By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com BRADFORD, PA – Stepping to

NY Baseball Preview: New generation of leaders ready to take center stage

March 23, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com PORTVILLE — New names, new faces,

Kay Annette Blessing

March 23, 2025

April 8, 1938 – March 20, 2025 Kay Annette Blessing,

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Randy Sprague, owner of Sprague Maple Farms watches over a valve that releases sap from the plastic tubing into a tank behind Sprague’s Restaurant.

Flowing sap a sweet sound at Sprague’s Maple Farms

March 3, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms has produced its first maple syrup of the 2025 season. With several warm days earlier this week, the taps started running through

(Photo provided) Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski held his first town meeting as the 148th Assembly District representative at the John J. Ash Center in Olean Thursday night.

Sempolinski holds first town meeting in Olean Thursday attended by 60

March 3, 2025

OLEAN – More than 60 people attended Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski’s first town hall meeting Thursday at the John J. Ash Community Center in Olean. “We had a great turnout and

Kenneth W. Kelly

March 3, 2025

August 13, 1943 – February 27, 2025 Portville- Kenneth W. Kelly, 81, passed away on February 27, 2025, at the Olean Pines Health Care Center, surrounded by his loving family

Tracy L. Panada,

March 3, 2025

August 30, 1971 – February 28, 2025 Allegany, NY Tracy L. Panada, 53, of Allegany, passed away Friday (February 28, 2025) at the Olean General Hospital after a recent illness.