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North Country Brewing expanding Main Street brewpub in Slippery Rock
North Country Brewing’s beloved brewpub is expanding its presence on Main Street with an enhanced open-air experience and the ability to host more live music an...
Butler County Veteran of the Year awarded
Post-military community service highlighted
Butler Councilwoman Lisa Quebedeaux to propose changes to property condition report at meeting
City of Butler Councilwoman Lisa Quebedeaux said she has been planning changes to the city’s rental policies after seeing some of the worst living conditions fo...
Karns City girls soccer’s string of 5 District 9 championships ends at hands of Elk County Catholic
BROOKVILLE — It was a year ago that Karns City girls soccer met top-seeded Elk County Catholic in the District 9 Class 1A championship game, and the Gremlins wa...
North Country Brewing expanding Main Street brewpub in Slippery Rock
North Country Brewing ...
Butler County Veteran of the Year awarded
Butler County Veteran ...
Butler Councilwoman Lisa Quebedeaux to propose changes to property condition rep...
Butler Councilwoman Li...
Connoquenessing Township to add teeth to mobile home ordinance
Connoquenessing Townsh...
Karns City girls soccer’s string of 5 District 9 championships ends at hands of ...
Karns City girls socce...
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North Country Brewing’s beloved brewpub is expanding its presence on Main Street with an enhanced open-air experience and the ability to host more live music and events. ...
November 05, 2026 Local News
Butler Downtown’s annual event recognizing individuals and businesses used to look a little different. According to Mayor Bob Dandoy, the event early on could see 20 to 2...
November 05, 2026 Local News
Voter turnout in Butler County was steady on Election Day, but less busy than the last time the governor’s seat was on the ballot. As of 8 p.m., when the polls closed Tue...
November 05, 2026 Local News
Authority set to review potential alternate plans for sewer system SUMMIT TWP — After some concerns were raised about a Summit Township Sewer Authority board member who r...
November 05, 2026 Local News
Takes over former Zacherl’s Tavern space
November 05, 2026 Business
News
An Evans City man pleaded guilty Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Butler County Common Pleas Court to a reduced charge filed for sexual assault of a woman beginning when she was 16 ...
November 04, 2026 Crime & Courts
A man accused of stalking his former girlfriend and sending threatening text messages in violation of a protection from abuse order had his bond revoked during a Wednesda...
November 04, 2026 Local News
An Oakland Township man is accused of spraying another man with an unknown substance and running over his foot during an October road rage incident on Route 8 in Center T...
November 04, 2026 Local News
Municipality reaches out to planning commission member to fill vacancy
November 04, 2026 Local News
A portion of Route 228 in Buffalo and Clinton townships will undergo patching scheduled to start Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to PennDOT. The patching will take place f...
November 04, 2026 Local News
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Community
The Butler County Manufacturing Consortium brought its annual Science, Technology, Enginee...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler YMCA’s Thanksgiving celebration will be Thursday, Nov. 12, and is free and open...
November 03, 2026
At 10 tons, getting Preston’s Pearl out of Lake Arthur is a task
November 03, 2026
Victory Men, the men’s ministry of Victory Family Church, will host Holy Roar, a free men’...
November 02, 2026
There will be a rededication ceremony for Veterans Memorial Park in Zelienople at 1 p.m. S...
November 02, 2026
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Sports
The air’s supposed to be colder by now, but luckily that isn’t a requirement for high scho...
 
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so f...
November 05, 2026
Pack up the pumpkins. It’s officially turkey season in the running world. On November’s sc...
November 05, 2026
WEXFORD — Losing the first set was not a wake-up call for Freeport. It merely called for a...
November 04, 2026
North Catholic will play for its fifth WPIAL girls volleyball championship Saturday. The N...
November 04, 2026
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Editorial
November 04, 2026 Cartoons
It’s not often that I agree with Attorney General Todd Blanche. But when he was asked last week about the two-Dan-Sullivans controversy in Alaska, he ...
November 04, 2026 Other Voices
American politics has become a test of allegiance. Candidates are expected to defend their party’s nominee, voters are urged to treat every election a...
November 03, 2026 Other Voices
November 03, 2026 Cartoons
It’s been just over a year since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law. Its passing changed federal eligibility guidelines for the Supplemental Nu...
November 03, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
Four Allegheny Health Network outpatient surgery facilities have been recognized among Pennsylvania’s highest-performing ambulatory surgery centers, a...
November 04, 2026 Business
New offerings include rolled ice cream, dirty sodas On Halloween, trick-or-treat candy will not be the only sweet thing available in Butler. The Sweet...
October 31, 2026 Local News
Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company, FirstEnergy’s transmission subsidiary, will test advanced technologies in Butler County that could make the...
October 30, 2026 Business
A new consulting company has opened in Zelienople, aimed at helping college-bound students and families navigate the college admissions and selection ...
October 27, 2026 Business
Fort Worth, Texas-based natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration and production company Range Resources has entered into a merger agreement wit...
October 27, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation on Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, this month. Alan Gephardt will present the progra...
November 04, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
VATICAN CITY — Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during ...
November 05, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Tony Butala, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated trio The Lettermen, whose lush vocal harmonies made them one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1960s, die...
November 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When fall arrives and leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, “Farmer...
November 02, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Actor Margaret Qualley and Grammy winner Jack Antonoff have filed for divorce after three years of marriage, according to court records. The case was filed Fr...
November 02, 2026 People
The North American box office took a bit of a hit this weekend with the Halloween holiday drawing audiences away from theaters on Saturday. Ticket sales were led by the E...
November 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor. Jimmy...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Adams Area Fire District Address: 645 Route 228, Mars Phone: 724-625-1210 Email: info@adamsarea42.com Website: adamsarea42.com Fire Chief: Ta...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Thomas Burnatoski lost his life in the line of duty as an EMT in 1983, but he will always be remembered by those who knew him as a hard worker and a gentle giant. Burnato...
October 26, 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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