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Jury convicts Harmony man of sexually assaulting girl
A Harmony man was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl more than 20 years ago. The Butler County Court of Common Pleas jury found Shaun Sheff...
For Butler, Notre Dame star Hanratty, College Football Hall of Fame nod ‘sort of ends the book’
There are multiple chapters to any football player’s story. With the announcement of his inclusion in the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, Terry H...
Fogel’s family ‘very hopeful’ after case comes up in Senate confirmation hearing
Anne Fogel said her family is feeling “very hopeful” as her brother Marc Fogel’s detainment case in Russia gets brought up in pubic spheres, such as U.S. Senate...
How Butler County seniors can stay warm during upcoming cold weather
Next week, Butler County may be in line for a record-breaking stretch of cold temperatures not seen since the infamous cold wave of 1994. From Monday, Jan. 20 t...
Freeport school board expects tax increase as renovation plans solidify
BUFFALO TWP — The Freeport Area School Board broke down renovation plans for the high school at a Wednesday, Jan. 15 meeting, but noted that a tax increase for ...
Jury convicts Harmony man of sexually assaulting girl
Jury convicts Harmony ...
For Butler, Notre Dame star Hanratty, College Football Hall of Fame nod ‘sort of...
For Butler, Notre Dame...
Fogel’s family ‘very hopeful’ after case comes up in Senate confirmation hearing
Fogel’s family ‘very h...
How Butler County seniors can stay warm during upcoming cold weather
How Butler County seni...
Freeport school board expects tax increase as renovation plans solidify
Freeport school board ...
Top Headlines
Grove City College has received a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment, a private philanthropic foundation based in Indianapolis, to support the college’s Center for Rur...
January 17, 2025 Religion
On Friday, Jan. 17, a Common Pleas Court jury will resume deliberating the fate of a Harmony man charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile girl when she was 7 to 12 yea...
January 17, 2025 Crime & Courts
Snow showers Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, caused multiple crashes on Interstate 79 and throughout the county. State police, Superior Ambulance Service and Marion Township V...
January 15, 2025
PENN TWP — Township supervisors accepted a proposal from PlateSmart Technologies to supply a license plate reader camera for the new traffic signal under construction at ...
January 16, 2025 Crime & Courts
MIDDLESEX TWP — Supervisors voted to approve a conditional use permit for a catering and event space on Monks Road during their meeting Wednesday evening, Jan. 15. Kelley...
January 16, 2025 Local News
News
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Friday, Jan. 17, 2025: Freeport Area School District - 2 hour Delay ...
January 17, 2025 Education
BUTLER TWP — Erma Mowry generously buys nearly a thousand Tootsie Rolls in anticipation of election day for the hundreds of voters at the Penn Township precinct where she...
January 17, 2025 Local News
The supply of donated blood is becoming critically low, and hospitals desperately need donors. Butler Memorial Hospital, in partnership with Community Blood Bank, is host...
January 17, 2025 Health
The warming center helmed by Glade Run Lutheran Services on East Diamond Street in Butler provides shelter for an average of 10 to 14 people per night, and the continuous...
January 17, 2025 Local News
The Butler County Board of Elections is joining the Republican National Committee in appealing a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that provisional ballots must be counte...
January 17, 2025 Local News
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Community
Join the Penn State Extension Master Gardener program of Butler County at their “Winter Wo...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Three local nonprofits will share a pot of $300,000 in grant funding to boost their commun...
January 14, 2025
Robin’s Home, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting local veterans, launched a new fundraisi...
January 13, 2025
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
January 11, 2025
CONCORD, N.H. — Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a cam...
January 11, 2025
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Sports
Slippery Rock High School’s main gymnasium, known as the “Launch Pad,” has seen its sh...
 
Belmont Wednesday Nights League Jan. 15, Belmont Bowling Center Standings: F...
January 17, 2025
Slippery Rock girls basketball shook off the snow and brushed off Hickory 42-34 in a Distr...
January 16, 2025
Snow is impacting the WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 sports calendar once again. Butler...
January 16, 2025
SLIPPERY ROCK — There are people who look tough, then there are people who are tough. Brie...
January 16, 2025
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Editorial
The middlemen that comprise a growing share of America’s convoluted health care system find themselves in a bind. The public is angry about the inflat...
January 17, 2025 Other Voices
January 17, 2025 Cartoons
Almost 25 years ago, scientific administrators at the U.S. National Science Foundation started using the acronym STEM — Science, Technology, Engineeri...
January 17, 2025 Our Opinion
A vitriolic debate has engulfed what’s typically an arcane corner of immigration policy: the H-1B visa for college-educated foreigners. Proponents say...
January 16, 2025 Other Voices
One bill or two? That’s the question currently obsessing Washington as President-elect Donald Trump fails to decisively resolve a tactical disagreemen...
January 16, 2025 Other Voices
Business
The Federal Trade Commission sued PepsiCo on Friday, alleging that it has engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to...
January 17, 2025 Business
NEW YORK — American Express has agreed to pay more than $138 million to resolve a wire fraud investigation related to its sales and marketing practice...
January 16, 2025 National News
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn...
January 16, 2025 Business
LOS ANGELES — Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors...
January 16, 2025 Business
Through a grant from the West Penn Energy Fund, Slippery Rock University is aiming to increase energy efficiency and spread sustainability education w...
January 16, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Harlem Wizards are returning to Butler Area School District on Friday, Jan. 17, to challenge the staff of Center Township Elementary School to a rematch game of baske...
January 16, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation on Thu...
January 16, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” ha...
January 16, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
After losing a portion of her home to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, Mandy Moore has moved in with another former Disney Channel actress. Last week, Moore shared ...
January 16, 2025 People
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Beyoncé will donate $2.5 million for wildfire relief efforts, the superstar singer announced on her Instagram post on Monday, as other performing artist...
January 15, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Prince William penned a touching note to “incredible” Kate Middleton Thursday to celebrate her 43rd birthday, her first after finishing chemotherapy. The couple released ...
January 14, 2025 People
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Special Sections
This is the launch of a campaign focused on explaining how government works and encouraging dialogue and understanding among Butler County residents. As Rep. Mike Ke...
January 11, 2025 Special Sections
After announcing their engagement, couples may need to get used to being asked if they have chosen a date to tie the knot. Friends and family members who are thrilled for...
January 08, 2025 Special Sections
A newlywed couple’s first dance is a dazzling, historic tradition for weddings. With all eyes on them, a couple will open the celebration in each other’s arms with a thou...
January 08, 2025 Special Sections
January 01, 2025 Special Sections
December 31, 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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