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(Facebook) Olean Police and firefighters responded Tuesday night to a drive-by shooting on Seneca Avenue.

Eleven-year-old Olean boy shot in leg in Seneca Avenue drive-by shooting

October 16, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star UPDATE – OLEAN — An 11-year-old boy was shot in the leg in a backyard in the 1300 block of Seneca Avenue about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. The

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Linda Mecca (right) removes a cover from the memorial for her husband Trooper Joseph J. Mecca Jr., is a memorial dedication ceremony Sunday in front of the Olean State Police Substation on Homer Street in Olean. Retired Sgt. Heidi Riley had just unveiled a memorial to her late husband Trooper Ross M. Riley. Both troopers' deaths were in the line of duty.

Memorial to fallen state troopers dedicated outside Olean substation

October 15, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Nearly 100 people attended the unveiling and dedication of a memorial to fallen New York State Troopers from the Olean Substation outside SP Olean on

(Facebook photo) An Allegany County man died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound after crashing his pickup truck into the front of the Seneca Gaming and Entertainment casino on the Oil Springs Territory.

Allegany county man crashes truck into casino, dies from shotgun blast

October 15, 2024

By RICK MILLER Olean Star An Allegany County man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he crashed his pickup truck into the Seneca Gaming and Entertainment casino on the Seneca Nation’s

Photo by Hunter O. Lyle Otto-Eldred’s Carrie Drummond celebrates with her teammates after a kill during the Lady Terror’s sweep of Smethport.

Lady Terrors breeze by Lady hubbers, eye league banner

October 15, 2024

By HUNTER O. LYLE DUKE CENTER, PA – As they blaze through the final weeks of the regular season, the Otto-Eldred volleyball team picked up another clean sweep, this time

(Rick Miller/Olean Star) Cattaraugus County Legislature Leader Kelly Andreano of Olean gave her acceptance speech at Wednesday's reorganization meeting. She's shown here leading fellow legislators in an opening prayer.

Majority leader uses I-86 potholes to illustrate challenges county faces

January 13, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star LITTLE VALLEY — Majority Leader Kelly Andreano used an I-86 pothole analogy to describe the choices the Cattaraugus County Legislature is facing this year with respect to

Bona women’s hoops stunted by mental lapses in 67-58 loss to UMass

January 12, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — At times during its game against UMass, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team looked like it was recycling the script from its previous

Bona women’s hoops look to continue playing with ‘purpose’ ahead of UMass clash

January 11, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — On the back of its first Atlantic 10 win of the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was satisfied with the result,

Bona men’s hoops stunned by La Salle 83-82 in OT, lose second-straight

January 11, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first time this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has fallen in consecutive games, dropping an 83-82 OT heartbreaker to