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Two Olean icons’ Hometown Heroes banners fly outside Municipal Building
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Bev Bennett passed

Construction begins on $300,000 Allegany Skate Park in village park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ALLEGANY — Construction of the

Kill Buck ‘Flag House’ is a tribute to veterans
BY: Rick Miller KILL BUCK — The Kill Buck Flag

Rural Minds founder and chairman Jeffrey Winton is building connections for mental health services across rural America
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ST. BONAVENTURE — Rural Minds

Mark T. Budinger
April 6, 1966 – February 27, 2025 Olean, NY Mark T. Budinger, 58, of Olean, passed away Thursday (February 27, 2025) at the Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, after a

Rita A. Costello
August 21, 1930 – February 27, 2025 Rita A. Costello, 94, of Bradford, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at the Pavilion at BRMC. She was born on August

Salamanca boys hoops complete 18-point comeback, down Falconer 60-58 in B2 Quarterfinal
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com SALAMANCA — “If that’s not the greatest comeback in Salamanca basketball history, I don’t know what is.” Salamanca boys basketball coach Adam Bennett was left with

Destiny fulfilled: Terrors earn long-awaited D9 title with last-second win over ECC
By HUNTER O. LYLE lyleoleanstar@gmail.com CLARION, PA – Four years came down to 0.7 seconds. After constant failure and constant persistence, the Otto-Eldred boys’ basketball team’s dreams of capturing the
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Charges arising out City Council meeting dismissed in the interests of justice; Carlos Andres detained by ICE

Hilda Rosalie Padlo Kosciol

Stuart “Michael” Bowles

Patrick C. Campbell Jr

Thursday Roundup: Gators softball, Bradford tennis pick up wins; Salamanca lax drops to 0-2




