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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

Bob Beretta named St. Bonaventure Athletic Director
ALLEGANY – Bob Beretta was named Vice President and director of Intercollegiate Athletics on Friday. Beretta is a 1987 Bonas graduate and former captain of the St. Bonaventure University baseball

Community of 400 protesters gather Saturday for No Kings 3.0 at Olean’s Lincoln Park
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — Organizers said about 400 people attended Saturday’s No Kings 3.0 rally at Lincoln Park in Olean protesting against President Trump and his policies.

With Kaleida planning to close Gundlah Dental Center at OGH, patients left wondering where to go
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The bad news went out earlier this month to about 3,000 patients of the Gundlah Dental Center that the dental clinic would be

Despite season-opening loss to Gowanda, plenty to build on for Olean
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com OLEAN — The Olean softball team had no shortage of veteran players returning to the roster for this season. That experience shined through as the Huskies

Council votes 4-3 to restore funding for sewer, water superintendent, angering mayor
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Review of the proposed $23.2 million Olean city budget for 2026-27 became confrontational Thursday as aldermen voted 4-3 to restore funding for the water and











