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IDA encouraged by North Park expansion proposal in Ellicottville
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — Proposed tax breaks from the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency for a $770,000 expansion for an Ellicottville manufacturer will go to a public

Olean man accused of carjacking, two bank robberies loses home to County tax foreclosure
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN – Edwin McPeak, a 39-year-old Olean man accused of carjacking and two bank robberies last Thursday morning remains in custody in the McKean County

Great Valley Berry Patch opens for 28th year of strawberry picking
By RICK MILLER Olean Star GREAT VALLEY — The Great Valley Berry Patch opened Monday for those wanting to pick their own sweet, mouth-watering strawberries. While temperatures were below normal,

Weather again delays aerial spraying of larvicide targeting mosquito larvae
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Weather has delayed the aerial spraying of mosquito larvicide over wetland areas along the Allegheny River Valley from Portville to Salamanca. Jeff Duflo of Duflo

More than 600 participate in ‘No Kings 2.0’ at Olean’s Lincoln Park Saturday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Saturday’s local No Kings 2.0 Rally at Lincoln Park drew more than 600 participants. They joined an estimated 7 million demonstrators at 2,000

Ribbon cutting signals ‘Mission Complete’ to $10 million DRI for Olean revitalization
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — A Mission Complete Celebration and ribbon cutting for the Olean Downtown Revitalization Initiative was held at the Municipal Building Plaza. About 50 people
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Iroquois breezes past Olean in the fourth; Gariepy leads Portville to ninth consecutive victory
ELMA, NY – After a back-and-forth duel, a massive Red Hawks surge in the fourth quarter sank Olean 35-14 as their three-game win streak came to an end. Through the

Despite ‘relentless effort’ Allegany-Limestone football falls to Silver Creek/Forestville
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — Despite showing signs of life early on, the Allegany-Limestone football team slowly watched as its game against Silver Creek/Forestville ran away from them, resulting