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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

Former Limestone oil and gas developer charged in connection with January 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON – Former Local Oil and Gas Developer Scott Salter, Sr., of Saylorsburg, PA was charged with felony and misdemeanor charges arising from the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Slater

GATOR CUP ROUNDUP: Portville ties small-school consolation; Bradford claim third in large-school bracket
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — The Portville boys soccer team were dealt a tough hand, having to play the consolation game of the Gator Cup small-school bracket just over

Allegany-Limestone lifts Gator Cup large-school championship with comeback win over Randolph
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — In a rematch of the 2024 Section 6 Class C Final, the Allegany-Limestone boys soccer team took on Randolph, this time in the large-school

Portville boys soccer falls to GV/B 4-2 on penalties in season-opening thriller
By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ALLEGANY — For the Portville boys soccer team, its first game of the season wound up being a trial by fire as it scratched and clawed
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Port Allegany rolls over Moniteau; Salamanca boys soccer drops opener
PORT ALLEGANY, PA – Dominating the competition for the second week in a row, the Port Allegany football team earned a second straight win, beating Moniteau 66-14 in their home




