Cindy Speer, left, and Nathan Blackwood were selected by the Portersville/Prospect Rotary as Hometown Heroes. Blackwood is a volunteer with the Prospect Borough/Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department and an EMT with the Portersville and Slippery Rock ambulance services. Speer is with the Portersville Borough/Muddy Creek Township EMS. They were presented their awards Aug. 1 by Jack Cohen, CEO and president of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, and James E. Butler, president of the Rotary Club of Portersville. Submitted photo

Butler County’s unsung heroes are about to receive some well-deserved recognition.

With the help of Butler County’s 10 Rotary Clubs, the 2024 Can-Am Police-Fire Games, Salute Home Loans and the Butler Eagle, Butler County’s first responders will be honored at a Hometown Hero Awards dinner Sept. 30 at Tesla BioHealing & MedBed Center on Route 8.

Individual clubs will be announcing their honorees selected from nominations submitted by family, friends and the public. The top three will be honored with awards at the dinner.

Tickets for the event cost $52 and are available by visiting visitbutlercounty.com//hhc.

Cindy Speer, left, and Nathan Blackwood were selected by the Portersville/Prospect Rotary as Hometown Heroes. Blackwood is a volunteer with the Prospect Borough/Franklin Township VFD and an EMT with the Portersville and Slippery Rock ambulance services. Speer is with the Portersville Borough/Muddy Creek Township EMS. They were presented their awards Aug. 1 by Jack Cohen, left, CEO and president of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, and James E. Butler, right, president of the Rotary Club of Portersville. Submitted photo