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Butler students release fish in culmination of school-year project
BUTLER TWP — There was something fishy going on at Alameda Park on Saturday, where a few dozen children and adults could be seen along the banks of Sullivan Run...
Children’s Advocacy Center holds 8th Strike Out Child Abuse bowling event
BUTLER TWP. — Roughly 100 bowlers, young and old, and several Butler County community organizations came out to the Family Bowlaway Fun Center on Sunday, April ...
Rain doesn’t deter runners in first joint 5k fundraiser
WORTHINGTON, Armstrong County — About 90 runners and walkers persevered through Saturday morning rain showers to raise money for domestic and sexual abuse victi...
Rural businesses find other ways to get reliable internet
A three-minute drive used to be all the difference between good and bad internet service for one Eau Claire business owner. Tanner Schnur, owner of Piney Hollow...
County sports hall of fame inductees share stories of support
County sports hall of ...
Butler students release fish in culmination of school-year project
Butler students releas...
Children’s Advocacy Center holds 8th Strike Out Child Abuse bowling event
Children’s Advocacy Ce...
Rain doesn’t deter runners in first joint 5k fundraiser
Rain doesn’t deter run...
Rural businesses find other ways to get reliable internet
Rural businesses find ...
Top Headlines
BUTLER TWP — A packed parking lot, 40-plus vendors and a busy kitchen Saturday, April 27, at the Tanglewood Center meant another well-attended event dedicated to the unex...
April 27, 2024 Local News
As temperatures rise, so do the risks of starting a brush fire, prompting Butler County fire departments to caution people to think before they burn yard waste this sprin...
April 29, 2024 Local News
BUTLER TWP — A man died Sunday, April 28 as a result of a motorcycle accident along Route 422 in Butler Township, between the intersections of North Duffy Road and Mercer...
April 28, 2024 Local News
Eric Mosso, a resident of Adams Township, has been an avid pickleball player for three years. He transitioned from playing tennis, a sport he played for 40 years, and he ...
April 28, 2024 Amateur
The 20th annual Spring into School Readiness was especially important this year because some children entering school in the fall might not be comfortable in group settin...
April 29, 2024 Education
News
The following defendants were sentenced Friday, April 26, by Common Pleas Judge Joseph E. Kubit. Brandi R. Wilson, 31, of Butler, was sentenced to 12 months probation as ...
April 29, 2024 Crime & Courts
Animal lovers enjoyed the Butler County Humane Society’s 17th annual Fur Ball Saturday, April 27, at the Butler Country Club, where organizers really put on the dog. The ...
April 29, 2024 Local News
Rowan Elementary School in the Seneca Valley School District recently received national acclaim as a Green Ribbon School. The designation, which recognizes “innovative e...
April 29, 2024 Education
The Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau was acknowledged as a finalist for the Event or Program of the Year at the SportsETA Symposium in mid-April in Tulsa, Okla...
April 29, 2024 Local News
A large box truck traveled over a jersey barrier and struck and became lodged in Welter’s Country Market on River Avenue in Parker, Armstrong County, on Saturday morning....
April 27, 2024 Local News
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Community
Saturday, April 27 was World Tai Chi Day. In honor of the occasion, instructor Bill Weber ...
Today's Verse
Chuckle of the Day
 
The Butler Senior High School Class of 1969 reunion committee is looking for classmates as...
April 27, 2024
Butler got its first look at the Center on Center, a brand-new drug and alcohol recovery c...
April 27, 2024
Butler High School will crown its prom king and queen at the big dance on Friday, May 3 at...
April 27, 2024
The prom court selected at Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School has been announced. Court m...
April 27, 2024
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Sports
Players can work on all phases of the game at All About Golf
 
ELYSE KIGGINS (Seneca Valley), a junior goalie for the Grove City College women’s lacr...
April 29, 2024
Seniors Sal Mineo, Dom Zandi, and Ryan Double had multi-hit performances as Slippery Rock ...
April 29, 2024
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers spent February overhauling their offensive coaching s...
April 29, 2024
When it comes to Drew Griffith, the remarkable has become routine. The Butler senior won t...
April 29, 2024
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Editorial
Now that the House of Representatives, acting in an unusually bipartisan way, has finally passed a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, the big questi...
April 29, 2024 Other Voices
For months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. military suppor...
April 29, 2024 Other Voices
April 29, 2024 Cartoons
There is a new phrase gaining popularity in the sports world, and it is used to define greatness that has been unrivaled over an extended period of ti...
April 29, 2024 Our Opinion
Gov. Josh Shapiro has been promoting the success of maintaining jobs in Butler County as a result of his lobbying the Biden administration to reverse ...
April 27, 2024 Letters to the Editor
Business
The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck, averting a potenti...
April 29, 2024 Business
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued a news release Friday, April 26, highlighting numerous infrastructure improvement projects which ...
April 27, 2024 Business
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania has announced that applications are open for its Give Back Program, which provides retails vouchers to help meet...
April 27, 2024 Business
WASHINGTON — For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden's administration has delayed a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that ...
April 26, 2024 Business
Cleveland-Cliffs announced that in response to industry trends and feedback from customers, the company will publish a “Cliffs Hot Rolled Market Price...
April 26, 2024 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Butler County’s Victim Outreach Intervention Center and Armstrong County’s HAVIN: Helping All Victims in Need are working together host a 5K race and walk in Worthington ...
April 25, 2024 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
The sexy tennis drama “Challengers” won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Zendaya and castmates Mike Fa...
April 29, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
Cinematic memoir can be a complex creative endeavor. Film is a collaborative medium, and memoir requires a certain acknowledgement of the author’s creation. Without that ...
April 27, 2024 Reviews
LOS ANGELES — “Barbenheimer” is a hard act to follow. The summer of 2023 brought a new enthusiasm for moviegoing, with the fortuitous counterprogramming of “Barbie” and ...
April 27, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
“Challengers” is a bit of a tease. That’s what makes it fun. There is plenty of skin, sweat, close-ups of muscly thighs and smoldering looks of lust and hate in this del...
April 27, 2024 Reviews
Peering into the Butler night sky is so special but can present different challenges throughout the year. This time of year, you’re forced to stay up later in the evenin...
April 27, 2024 Starwatch
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Special Sections
The start of the opioid epidemic is ironically linked to a drug that was supposed to help people suffering from moderate to severe pain. While oxycodone was first synthe...
April 19, 2024 Special Sections
Any training that helps people fighting in the battle against opioid addiction is beneficial and helps bring attention to the problem, local officials said. Numerous free...
April 19, 2024 Special Sections
Taking care of a car is no different than taking care of a body. Like going to the doctor for a checkup, cars need maintenance to stay healthy. Alex Skander, owner of Ska...
April 16, 2024 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP ­— David Carr spends a lot of time in his garage tinkering with his restored classic cars. That’s all right with his wife, Linda, because she’s often ...
April 16, 2024 Local News
Bill Raabe, of Connoquenessing Township, is a self-described “Ford guy,” which he attributes to his late grandfather, Francis Raabe, who owned a 1932 Ford three-window co...
April 16, 2024 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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