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ADAMS TWP — Running back Ayden Yocum has been on a tear. Mars’ standout ran for an impressive 254 yards and four touchdowns, his third-straight game of at least 240 yards...
October 04, 2025 Sports
Cheers come only after one of their teammates does her job, but Julia Mason and Gabi Weidemann wouldn’t have it any other way. A setter for Butler and Mars volleyball, re...
October 03, 2025 Sports
Cecilia Christy and her family turned athletic trips into academic ones, as well. The Mars volleyball senior, a driving force in the Planets winning a WPIAL Class 3A titl...
October 03, 2025 Sports
Mars graduate and New York Yankees relief pitcher David Bednar closed out his team’s 4-0 win over the rival Boston Red Sox in a do-or-die Game 3 of the American League Wi...
October 02, 2025 Sports
NEW YORK — David Bednar got three outs for his first postseason save Wednesday night, locking down New York’s 4-3 win over Boston in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series t...
October 01, 2025 Professional
The annual Butler County Band Festival highlighted the halftime shows of area high school marching bands on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Trumpets blared and drums kept the beat as...
October 01, 2025 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Members of the Mars Area High School girls tennis team stepped out onto a gleaming blue surface for the first time on Friday, Sept. 26, as the district offici...
September 29, 2025 Local News
The 2025 Mars homecoming parade will be at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, in downtown Mars, followed by the Fightin’ Planets homecoming football game against the Knoch Knights...
September 28, 2025 Community
The Mars Area School District board has appointed Hope Schreiber as the new assistant principal at Mars Area High School. Schreiber succeeds Doug Skelley, who resigned af...
September 27, 2025 Local News
Mars Area High School students volunteered their time outside the classroom to tackle one of the world’s biggest needs: battling hunger. Students took part in the eighth...
September 26, 2025 Local News
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