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Adoring Christ Thru Song’s Easter concert recognized 25th anniversary
After a quarter century, Adoring Christ Thru Song is still living up to its namesake. The organization put on its annual Easter concert Saturday evening, March ...
PIAA boys tennis 2026: Meet the players to watch in Butler County this season
Having the best player returning from a team that won a district championship a year ago brings with it a certain level of optimism and confidence. That's the l...
GoFundMe started for Oneida firefighter hit by car
Man being treated at Allegheny General Hospital
Rep. Kelly largely supports U.S. actions in Iran
This is part two of a series written from a Tuesday conversation with Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, who represents Butler County. As of Friday, March 13, Operat...
Pullman Park prepared for baseball season, events hosting
Pullman Park prepared ...
Adoring Christ Thru Song’s Easter concert recognized 25th anniversary
Adoring Christ Thru So...
PIAA boys tennis 2026: Meet the players to watch in Butler County this season
PIAA boys tennis 2026:...
GoFundMe started for Oneida firefighter hit by car
GoFundMe started for O...
Rep. Kelly largely supports U.S. actions in Iran
Rep. Kelly largely sup...
Top Headlines
Wind damage, continued threat in forecast cited
March 15, 2026 Local News
PETROLIA — Nearly two dozen people learned how to make pierogi from scratch while preserving a generations-old family recipe Sunday afternoon, March 15. The Sweet Gremlin...
March 16, 2026
As a plan to merge two southwestern Butler County municipalities formed, two others in the area weren’t included in the conversation. Mars and Adams Township recently jo...
March 16, 2026
Commuters who frequent Hansen Avenue and Whitestown Road regularly might have noticed some activity at the former Lyndora Hotel over the past few weeks. That’s because th...
March 14, 2026 Business
SAXONBURG — Good food at a good price for a good cause brought people from all over Butler County to Saxonburg VFW Post 7376 on Saturday, March 14. Volunteers from the VF...
March 14, 2026 Local News
News
The Butler County Chapter of the North Country Trail Association welcomed hikers Saturday morning, March 14, to an introductory trail walk in Moraine State Park. The new ...
March 15, 2026 Local News
After fallen power lines and trees prevented access to state roads in Butler County Friday night, March 13, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reporting tha...
March 14, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — “Thirty-two year old male. Multiple gunshot wounds. The scene is safe. Police on scene.” Simulating a real medical emergency dispatch, that’s all the informa...
March 14, 2026 Local News
Group helps improve oration skills
March 14, 2026 Local News
West Penn Power reported Saturday morning, March 14, that 12,433 of its customers had no electricity, after heavy winds took down electric lines and trees around the area...
March 14, 2026 Local News
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Community
Over the last several years, or so, you may have heard your local TV weatherperson declare...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Ch...
March 14, 2026
The Theodore K. Vogeley Memorial Scholarship application is available on the Butler Senior...
March 13, 2026
Five youths in a home school STEM class built a milk jug igloo in the Butler YMCA with the...
March 13, 2026
Stories of community detailed in book
March 13, 2026
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Sports
MIAMI — Paul Skenes pitched with poise through pressure, dispatching a series of stars on ...
 
Highlights and updates from the past few weeks: Maier, Isaacs earn all-conference honors B...
March 15, 2026
Butler track and field freshman Landon Slear ran 1:59.60 in the 800-meter race during the ...
March 15, 2026
A number of Butler County swimmers ended the season by competing in consolation heats at t...
March 14, 2026
McMURRAY — The snowball started slowly, but once it built up some inertia, there was no st...
March 14, 2026
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Editorial
March 16, 2026 Cartoons
“Addiction and isolation always go hand in hand like recovery and community go hand in hand.” These words, spoken by Dr. C. Thomas Brophy, medical dir...
March 16, 2026 Our Opinion
We pay for our government and it should answer to us. But too often, that’s not how it works. Records get buried. Agencies stonewall. Officials wait o...
March 16, 2026 Other Voices
We can argue about the reason. We can cast blame or spread it around. The bottom line for the average American remains: It’s more expensive to maintai...
March 14, 2026 Our Opinion
March 14, 2026 Cartoons
Business
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel sea...
March 15, 2026 Business
Companies competing for workers to build data centers are finding that a motel room with sluggish Wi-Fi isn’t much of a draw. Try free steaks and golf...
March 15, 2026 Business
BEIJING — Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for U.S. President Donal...
March 15, 2026 Business
Data breaches and ransomware attacks make headlines with alarming frequency these days. Businesses of all sizes face a pressing question: How do they ...
March 14, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elev...
March 13, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Washington’s Trail 1753 will be taking a look at George Washington’s experiences with the Revolutionary War on the frontier of the budding United States during its annual...
March 11, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Pixar’s “Hoppers” held onto the top slot at the box office, bouncing back with $28.5 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, wh...
March 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Buckley, Jordan win best actress, actor
March 15, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From Mexican American and Chicano barrios in the American Southwest to the halls of the Smithsonian on the National Mall and even the streets of Japan...
March 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
The hunky, sweet hero in the new romantic drama “Reminders of Him” at one point turns to the movie’s heroine and tells her: “I’m starting to wonder if you’re the saddest ...
March 14, 2026 Reviews
Writer-director Ian Tuason’s feature debut, the sonic-driven horror “Undertone,” has, at least at the outset, an appealingly stripped-down quality. The 30-something Evy ...
March 14, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 Special Sections
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearing problems in your older years -- and possibly even increase your risk of dement...
February 18, 2026 Senior
WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BUTLER TWP — The dance floor may be new for the group of seniors who get together every Monday to line dance together, but the steps remain the same. The senior line danc...
February 18, 2026 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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