ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District has joined the list of those in Butler County welcoming students back for a new academic year.
The district’s secondary sc...
BUTLER TWP — Steven Shaffer, a criminology professor at Butler County Community College, said students on his first day ranged from recent high school graduates...
After more than a year of financial struggles and organizational upheaval, Community Partnership Inc., the nonprofit which formerly organized Butler County’s fo...
We are ready for some football.
The countdown has already begun for that and all the rest of the fall sports, and the Butler Eagle is gearing up for the 2026 PI...
First measles case detected in Butler County
First measles case det...
Mars Area kicks off new school year
Mars Area kicks off ne...
At BC3, students embrace structure, studies on first day
At BC3, students embra...
Community Partnership to cease operations after financial difficulties
Community Partnership ...
PIAA high school football 2026: Butler County team previews, top players and fal...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the...
State police welcomed 47 troopers to its ranks Tuesday, Aug. 25, including one coming to Troop D, Butler, in the 176th Cadet Class to graduate from the Pennsylvania State...
More rolling closures are scheduled to hit Route 422 in Butler and Summit townships according to the state Department of Transportation, for the Shearer Bridge Preservati...
A building on Butler’s Main Street is expected to begin demolition sometime before the end of August, city officials said.
The property, 123 S. Main St., is set to be tra...
ADAMS TWP — At its meeting on Monday night, Aug. 24, the board of supervisors granted final land development approval to Flynn Tire & Auto for a proposed new tire and aut...
The City of Butler will mill and pave eight streets and the farmers market parking lot starting Aug. 31.
Streets impacted include:
• South Sixth Avenue between Pillow Str...
Four months after the combined Long John Silver’s and A&W in Moraine Pointe Plaza was demolished for rebuilding, the location will soon be reopened.
According to Long Joh...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
Aug. 14 — Jason Matthew Droske, 44, of Middlesex Township, was charged w...
Breaking records can be a good thing — but not in the case of school bus crashes.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 2025 re...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's visible decline in her final years in office, Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s own recent hospitaliz...
The national debt has ballooned under Republican control. During the president’s first term, he added $7.8 trillion to the national debt. So far in th...
The story in the July 12 Butler Eagle showcasing the 41 county adults who gained their GED diplomas (“Residents earn diplomas through BC3 programs,” P...
TORONTO — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, d...
ABBEVILLE, La. — Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and th...
The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce reco...
Sprankle’s Community Markets is hosting its eighth annual Campout for Community fundraiser event on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at its location on 3rd Street ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. tariffs on all cars and trucks, automotive parts and steel will be increased to 50% starting January 1, 2027, President Donald Trump...
On Aug. 28 and 29, Butler Italian Days will reemerge for its second year of food, vendors, live music and entertainment, marking the event as a countywide celebration of ...
NEW YORK — Jaafar Jackson is interested in doing a “Michael” sequel that focuses on the child molestation allegations made against his famous uncle from the King of Pop’s...
Shelley Fabares, an actor who was a fixture on television for decades from her days as a young teenager on “The Donna Reed Show,” through “One Day at a Time” and “Coach,”...
Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, drained the actress emotionally and financially, even pawning some of her possessions and keeping others in a storage unit...
“The Whisper Man” film adaptation and a new album from the Alabama Shakes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among t...
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-p...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Needlecraft
Apron, Sue Brennan, Freedom
Dress - Child's, Sue Brennan, Free...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Flowering House Plants
African Violets, Robin Shemela, Mars
Begonia, Linda...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
FARM CROPS
Grain & Seed Crops
Field Corn, Lee Ambrose, Butler
Indian Corn,...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Registered Haflinger
Gelding, 4 & Older, Brian Gratzer, Renfrew
Grand Cham...
The following are first place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Wine
Sweet White/Single Varietal, Timothy Brocious, Worthington
Sweet Red...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
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 ...
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...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
