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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

Bonnies conclude campaign, bow out of NIT with 75-56 loss to Kent State

March 18, 2025

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — Unfortunately for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, its return to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) will not be capped with a storybook

St. Bonaventure to host ‘An Evening with Carson Waterman’ April 2

March 18, 2025

ST. BONAVENTURE — Carson Waterman, a distinguished artist and revered cultural figure for the Haudenosaunee people of the Seneca Nation, will discuss his life and artwork in a special presentation

Dr. Kevin D. Watkins, Cattaraugus County Public Health director.

Increased colorectal screenings driving down Cattaraugus county cancer rate

March 18, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Cattaraugus County. In the four-year period between 2016 and 2020, an average 38.8 county

Seven of nine villages in county are holding elections Tuesday

March 17, 2025

By RICK MILLER Olean Star Three Cattaraugus County villages will be voting for mayor on Tuesday (March 18), although none will be contested. Seven of the county’s nine villages will be voting