Vietnam veteran Roy Webster receives a “pocket” flag at a breakfast at the Butler VA Health Care System on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Donna Croft, of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, pins a "Welcome Home" pin on Vietnam veteran Joseph Dent at a breakfast at the Butler VA Health Care System on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Vietnam veteran Don Hayes and his wife Teirrah Hayes talk with Diana Grady of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution today at the Butler VA Health Care System as they offered Vietnam veterans an honorary pin on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Vietnam veteran Bruce Berci talks to Diana Grady, of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, at the Butler VA Health Care System as they offered Vietnam veterans an honorary pin on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Jacob Valaparla, 2, of Cranberry, fishes for a prize at an egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Jacob Valaparla, 2, of Cranberry, fishes for a prize at the egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Clara Jarrell, 5, of Cranberry gets some Easter bunny handouts on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the township’s egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Rory Davis, 2, of Cranberry, gets a tattoo painted in his arm Sunday, March 24, 2024, during the township’s egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Gianni Zaffuto, 3, of Cranberry, shows off his tattoo Sunday morning, March 24, 2024, during the township’s egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Isabella Moreira, 2, of Cranberry, finds her first egg at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center, where the township held an egg hunt on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Jesus, portrayed by Alex Dillon, takes his last breath on the cross during the living stations performance at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jesus, portrayed by Alex Dillon, takes his last breath on the cross during the living stations performance at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The living stations of the cross is performed at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry. It ends with the entire cast encircling the cross on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jesus, portrayed by Alex Dillon, carries his cross during the living stations performance at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kate Johns, 6, center, holds up the cross while Pastor Lisa Griffin of Westminster Presbyterian Church, left, prays during the Good Friday celebration in Evans City on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
David Weisgerber, 13, left, Liberty Merrison, 7, and Mark Zoelle, 13, carry a cross through downtown Evans City on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
David Weisgerber, 13, left, Liberty Merrison, 7, and Mark Zoelle, 13, carry a cross through downtown Evans City on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Brandon Johns, priest at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Evans City, carries a cross down the aisle of Westminster Presbyterian Church during a Good Friday celebration on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School detective Jerry Markle poses outside the Butler Area School District administration building on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School detective Jerry Markle poses inside his office at the Butler Area School District administration building on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School detective Jerry Markle works in his office at the Butler Area School District administration building on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Crowds gather and mingle in the gymnasium at the Butler YMCA before the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
From left, Ariel Lake, Crystal Bittner, and Helen Bender of the South Butler Church Praise Team provide the music for the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Pastor Dwight Dunn of the Westminster Presbyterian Church delivers the sermon during the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Butler YMCA swim lesson coordinator Jay McCaslin, right, delivers the ending benediction during the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs on the bagpipes outside St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler after the conclusion of the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs on the bagpipes outside St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler after the conclusion of the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Hayden Jenkins, 3, left, and Myla Jenkins, 6, open their Easter eggs at the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Hayden Jenkins, 3, finds candy inside an Easter egg during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Myla Jenkins, 6, opens an Easter egg during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Hayden Jenkins, 3, discards an opened egg after putting the candy inside her Easter basket at the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Carmella Miller, 4, and mom Tracey make room for more eggs in Carmella's Easter basket during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Carmella Miller, 4, eyes a blue Easter Egg while mom Tracey takes photos during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Riley Jubic, 3, opens up an egg she collected during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
More than 6,000 Easter eggs, some with golden tickets inside, were collected by various age groups during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Genevieve McManus, 3, discovers a toy inside an Easter egg she collected during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Josiah Kovach, 2, is eager to see what is inside his Easter Egg, while Annabelle Kovach, 7, coaxes him to continue collecting eggs during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The McManus family — from left, Shannon, Genevieve, 3, Josephine, 1, and Zach — open up their Easter eggs after the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Debbie Switzer distributes eggs ahead of the 11:30 a.m. Easter egg hunt during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Vietnam veteran Roy Webster receives a “pocket” flag at a breakfast at the Butler VA Health Care System on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Donna Croft, of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, pins a "Welcome Home" pin on Vietnam veteran Joseph Dent at a breakfast at the Butler VA Health Care System on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Vietnam veteran Don Hayes and his wife Teirrah Hayes talk with Diana Grady of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution today at the Butler VA Health Care System as they offered Vietnam veterans an honorary pin on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Vietnam veteran Bruce Berci talks to Diana Grady, of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, at the Butler VA Health Care System as they offered Vietnam veterans an honorary pin on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Jacob Valaparla, 2, of Cranberry, fishes for a prize at an egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Jacob Valaparla, 2, of Cranberry, fishes for a prize at the egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Clara Jarrell, 5, of Cranberry gets some Easter bunny handouts on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the township’s egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Rory Davis, 2, of Cranberry, gets a tattoo painted in his arm Sunday, March 24, 2024, during the township’s egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Gianni Zaffuto, 3, of Cranberry, shows off his tattoo Sunday morning, March 24, 2024, during the township’s egg hunt at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Isabella Moreira, 2, of Cranberry, finds her first egg at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center, where the township held an egg hunt on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Construction of a new intersection begins in the area of Hollywood Drive in Butler on Friday, March 29, 2024. Ed Thompson/Butler Eagle
Ed Thompson
Jesus, portrayed by Alex Dillon, takes his last breath on the cross during the living stations performance at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jesus, portrayed by Alex Dillon, takes his last breath on the cross during the living stations performance at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The living stations of the cross is performed at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry. It ends with the entire cast encircling the cross on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Jesus, portrayed by Alex Dillon, carries his cross during the living stations performance at St. Mark Parish in Cranberry on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kate Johns, 6, center, holds up the cross while Pastor Lisa Griffin of Westminster Presbyterian Church, left, prays during the Good Friday celebration in Evans City on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
David Weisgerber, 13, left, Liberty Merrison, 7, and Mark Zoelle, 13, carry a cross through downtown Evans City on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
David Weisgerber, 13, left, Liberty Merrison, 7, and Mark Zoelle, 13, carry a cross through downtown Evans City on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Brandon Johns, priest at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Evans City, carries a cross down the aisle of Westminster Presbyterian Church during a Good Friday celebration on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School detective Jerry Markle poses outside the Butler Area School District administration building on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School detective Jerry Markle poses inside his office at the Butler Area School District administration building on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
School detective Jerry Markle works in his office at the Butler Area School District administration building on Friday, March 22, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Crowds gather and mingle in the gymnasium at the Butler YMCA before the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
From left, Ariel Lake, Crystal Bittner, and Helen Bender of the South Butler Church Praise Team provide the music for the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Pastor Dwight Dunn of the Westminster Presbyterian Church delivers the sermon during the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Butler YMCA swim lesson coordinator Jay McCaslin, right, delivers the ending benediction during the 72nd annual YMCA Good Friday breakfast on March 29, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler during the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs on the bagpipes outside St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler after the conclusion of the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Larry Morrison performs on the bagpipes outside St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church in Butler after the conclusion of the Good Friday service on Friday, March 29, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Hayden Jenkins, 3, left, and Myla Jenkins, 6, open their Easter eggs at the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Hayden Jenkins, 3, finds candy inside an Easter egg during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Myla Jenkins, 6, opens an Easter egg during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Hayden Jenkins, 3, discards an opened egg after putting the candy inside her Easter basket at the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Carmella Miller, 4, and mom Tracey make room for more eggs in Carmella's Easter basket during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Carmella Miller, 4, eyes a blue Easter Egg while mom Tracey takes photos during the 3rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Riley Jubic, 3, opens up an egg she collected during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
More than 6,000 Easter eggs, some with golden tickets inside, were collected by various age groups during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Genevieve McManus, 3, discovers a toy inside an Easter egg she collected during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Josiah Kovach, 2, is eager to see what is inside his Easter Egg, while Annabelle Kovach, 7, coaxes him to continue collecting eggs during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
The McManus family — from left, Shannon, Genevieve, 3, Josephine, 1, and Zach — open up their Easter eggs after the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Debbie Switzer distributes eggs ahead of the 11:30 a.m. Easter egg hunt during the Inaugural Easter Egg Hunt at Middlesex Township Community Park on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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