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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...
Family remembers daughter who gave life after death
Katheryn Yomes was a woman of many talents. She was a caring big sister to four younger siblings and a naturally brilliant scientific mind with a knack for crea...
The Center on Center holds open house
Butler got its first look at the Center on Center, a brand-new drug and alcohol recovery center located on Center Avenue which held an open house on Friday, Apr...
Knoch’s Lang shines in first varsity start
FREEPORT — If Hunter Lang had any jitters Friday afternoon, they certainly didn’t show. Making his first varsity start on the mound, Knoch’s sophomore left-hand...
Man accused of stabbing vehicle on Butler’s Main Street
A Butler man was accused of stabbing a vehicle on the city’s Main Street on Friday, April 26, according to charging documents. Sean M. Macfarland, 39, was char...
Rural businesses find other ways to get reliable internet
Rural businesses find ...
Family remembers daughter who gave life after death
Family remembers daugh...
The Center on Center holds open house
The Center on Center h...
Knoch’s Lang shines in first varsity start
Knoch’s Lang shines in...
Man accused of stabbing vehicle on Butler’s Main Street
Man accused of stabbin...
Top Headlines
What the job entails: Butler County superintendents share experiences, challenges in the role
David McDeavitt starts each morning at 4:30 a.m. to get ahead of a day full of meetings. By 7 a.m., he’s in the office, where he can stay as late as 10 or 11 p.m. The All...
April 27, 2024 Local News
Seven Fields community pool looks to make splash with renovations
Just in time for summer, the Seven Fields Town Park Pool, located at 390 Castle Creek Drive, is undergoing renovations thanks to a $250,000 grant. “The pool is getting a...
April 26, 2024 Local News
SR’s proposed asphalt plant meets township standards, zoning board decides
Findings of fact regarding a proposed cold-mix asphalt plant in Slippery Rock Township state the plant complies with the township’s zoning ordinance regarding heavy manuf...
April 27, 2024 Government
Charges dismissed, reduced in case against Seven Fields mayor, wife
CRANBERRY TWP — Charges filed against the mayor of Seven Fields and his wife in connection to a domestic incident were dismissed or reduced following their appearance in ...
April 27, 2024 Crime & Courts
In Cranberry Township, a groundbreaking turns award presentation
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — What started as a ceremonial groundbreaking event for the 2024 Cranberry Township Community Chest’s Project of the Year ended with a surprise honor f...
April 25, 2024 Local News
The Latest
‘Unsung Hero’ more like band merch than insightful biopic
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BHS class looking for alumni
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Scrap metal recycling drive to take place next month
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Long flu season winds down in U.S.
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The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course
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PennDOT, police highlight work zone safety
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Penn Christian Academy celebrates 35 years with open house
Penn Christian Academy celebrated 35 years since its founding with an open house event for prospective families, alumni and community members Friday, April 26. The event ...
April 27, 2024 Education
Sentence Court
The following defendants were sentenced Thursday, April 25, by Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy McCune. Mikeal L. Thomas, 45, of McKees Rocks, was sentenced to serve nine...
April 27, 2024 Crime & Courts
PennDOT spending $125.8 million on infrastructure projects in Butler County
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued a news release Friday, April 26, highlighting numerous infrastructure improvement projects which were nearing complet...
April 27, 2024 Business
U.S. births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
NEW YORK — U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released T...
April 27, 2024 Health
Police Reports
The following items have been collected from various police departments and district courts: State police, Butler April 8 — Joel D. Balot, 49, of Oil City, was charged wi...
April 27, 2024 Local News
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Community
Butler High Prom Court announced
Butler High School will crown its prom king and queen at the big dance on Friday, May 3 at...
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Mars Area Public Library announces book sale
The Mars Area Public Library Spring Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday...
April 27, 2024
Fairview to hold cleanup day
The annual Spring Cleanup Day in Fairview Township will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satu...
April 27, 2024
Senior Center Menus
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
April 27, 2024
Photos: Thiele farm prepares for upcoming planting season
As fields recover from the heavy rains in early April, farmers like William Thiele of Thie...
April 27, 2024
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Sports
Sports digest
North’s Rocco named to all-state team CRANBERRY TWP — North Catholic senior Alayna Ro...
 
Pirates' Joey Bart enjoying new team as Giants' former top prospect returns to San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the San Francisco Giants cut Joey Bart in late March and began ...
April 27, 2024
Trap results
Butler County Trap League April 24 at Mars EVANS CITY 233: A.Ploskunak 48, N...
April 27, 2024
T&F Honor Roll
Following is the Butler Eagle Boys and Girls Track and Field Honor Roll, comprised of resu...
April 27, 2024
SRU softball clinches PSAC berth
Alexsa Hurd collected three hits, including a solo home run in the bottom of the first inn...
April 27, 2024
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Editorial
Shapiro’s ‘Union strong’ is only at 10%
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
Your favorite college doesn’t want you to know tuition costs
For high school seniors from the Class of 2024 who plan to attend college in the fall, these are tense days. The traditional May 1 deadline for pickin...
April 27, 2024 Other Voices
New law gives schools, students much needed flexibility
There has been public concern about a new bill that would allow Pennsylvania schools to move to four-day weeks, with some worried about the impact on ...
April 27, 2024 Our Opinion
Biden administration rule is no substitute for real action
The environmental disaster caused by a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year should have spurred federal lawmakers to take seriously the...
April 27, 2024 Other Voices
Editorial Cartoon
April 27, 2024 Cartoons
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Business
Applications for Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania Give Back Program open
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
Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
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 to publish monthly hot rolled coil spot price
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
U.S. growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates
WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers — the main drive...
April 26, 2024 Business
Slippery Rock Twp. zoning board approves report related to cold-mix asphalt plant
Residents criticize how decision was made
April 25, 2024 Business
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Weekend Entertainment
Armstrong, Butler county outreach centers hosting 5K
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
Prepare to get hot and bothered with stylish, synthy tennis drama ‘Challengers’
“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
May has springtime skies with a touch of summer
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
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge in the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie...
April 25, 2024 National News
Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy
WASHINGTON — Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc, who both lost loved ones to suicide, on Tuesday helped the Biden administration promote its new national ...
April 25, 2024 People
Stevie Nicks penned prologue poem for Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’
While all eyes (and ears) are on Taylor Swift’s latest album, Stevie Nicks actually put pen to paper for “The Tortured Poets Department.” The former Fleetwood Mac singer’...
April 23, 2024 People
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Special Sections
Oxycodone misuse sparked opioid epidemic
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
State offers free opioid training for first responders, health care providers
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
7 fluids used in your car: What they do and when to change them
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 Township couple share story of restoring 1950s cars
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
Mount Chestnut man devoted to ‘Vicky’ — a 1931 Ford Model A Victoria
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
Ukrainians who fled homeland face 1st anniversary of invasion
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
Ukrainian families assimilating in Butler County as war rages on in homeland
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
Another family will join Ukrainians who fled to Cranberry Twp.
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
Efforts started to help Ukrainian families in Cranberry Twp.
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
2 young families flee war-torn Ukraine, staying in Cranberry
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
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Digital Divide
Obstacles abound as Pa. plans for surge of federal broadband funding
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
Biden administration announces more funding for rural broadband infrastructure
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
What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband
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
Broadband authority seeks feedback on plans
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
FCC maps still under criticism from the Butler County residents, government officials
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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