Thirty-five shoes line the fountain at Diamond Park which represent the lives lost in 2023 from suicide during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Several attendees wore shirts with the phrase “You Matter, You are Loved, Tomorrow Needs You” during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tammy Gibson looks at the shoes of 35 people whose lives were lost to suicide in Butler County in 2023 during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Jennifer Zimmerman talks about the suicide of her son Will during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Haevyn Turner pets Hank, a registered therapy dog, during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The shoes and a portrait of Vietnam combat veteran Sergeant Smith are placed on the edge of a fountain in Diamond Park during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
From left, Tim Barger, Mary Twentier, Missy Easley, Marta Barger and Natalie Terwilliger listen intently to the stories of speakers during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Lena Southworth comforts Alyssa Forte as she talks about her suicide and drug abuse experiences during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Several people walk around the fountain at Diamond Park where the shoes of 35 people whose lives were lost to suicide in Butler County were placed during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Jennifer Christy speaks during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Lena Southworth, a chair of the Butler Suicide Coalition, introduces the speakers during a rally at Diamond Park sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Coach Jason Butler goes over plays with the Golden Tornado football team during practice on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The team is practicing with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Quinn Hanley and Jabaree Jennings attend practice on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The Butler Golden Tornado are practicing with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tammy Schuey speaks at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce Celebrate Business annual dinner after being named recipient of the 2024 Stan Kosciuszko Leadership Excellence Award on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. She also was named publisher of the Butler Eagle.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Aaron Steinheiser accepted the David L. Lloyd Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Award on behalf of Cleveland-Cliffs from Jim Dionise at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce's annual Celebrate Business dinner at Slippery Rock University on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Tammy Schuey and her family attend the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebrate Business dinner on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Jordan Grady, president of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the annual Celebrate Business dinner at Slippery Rock University on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Dr. Paul Keelan presents Doug Sprankle with the William A. Morgan Jr. Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s Celebrate Business dinner at Slippery Rock University on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Members of the 2024 graduating class of Leadership Butler County attend the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebrate Business dinner on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
A porch burned in a fire at a home on North Drive in Center Township, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A porch burned in a fire at a home on North Drive in Center Township, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A porch burned in a fire at a home on North Drive in Center Township, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Thirty-five shoes line the fountain at Diamond Park which represent the lives lost in 2023 from suicide during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Several attendees wore shirts with the phrase “You Matter, You are Loved, Tomorrow Needs You” during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tammy Gibson looks at the shoes of 35 people whose lives were lost to suicide in Butler County in 2023 during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Jennifer Zimmerman talks about the suicide of her son Will during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Haevyn Turner pets Hank, a registered therapy dog, during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The shoes and a portrait of Vietnam combat veteran Sergeant Smith are placed on the edge of a fountain in Diamond Park during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
From left, Tim Barger, Mary Twentier, Missy Easley, Marta Barger and Natalie Terwilliger listen intently to the stories of speakers during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Lena Southworth comforts Alyssa Forte as she talks about her suicide and drug abuse experiences during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Several people walk around the fountain at Diamond Park where the shoes of 35 people whose lives were lost to suicide in Butler County were placed during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Jennifer Christy speaks during a rally sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Lena Southworth, a chair of the Butler Suicide Coalition, introduces the speakers during a rally at Diamond Park sponsored by the Butler Suicide Coalition on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Coach Jason Butler goes over plays with the Golden Tornado football team during practice on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The team is practicing with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Quinn Hanley and Jabaree Jennings attend practice on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The Butler Golden Tornado are practicing with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
The Butler Golden Tornado practice with the added protection of Guardian Caps on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. The caps’ soft shell covers are meant to increase protection and prevent head injuries and the high number of concussions suffered by football players each year. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rob McGraw
Tammy Schuey speaks at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce Celebrate Business annual dinner after being named recipient of the 2024 Stan Kosciuszko Leadership Excellence Award on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. She also was named publisher of the Butler Eagle.Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Aaron Steinheiser accepted the David L. Lloyd Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Award on behalf of Cleveland-Cliffs from Jim Dionise at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce's annual Celebrate Business dinner at Slippery Rock University on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Tammy Schuey and her family attend the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebrate Business dinner on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Jordan Grady, president of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the annual Celebrate Business dinner at Slippery Rock University on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Dr. Paul Keelan presents Doug Sprankle with the William A. Morgan Jr. Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s Celebrate Business dinner at Slippery Rock University on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Members of the 2024 graduating class of Leadership Butler County attend the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Celebrate Business dinner on Monday, Sept. 1, 2024. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
A porch burned in a fire at a home on North Drive in Center Township, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A porch burned in a fire at a home on North Drive in Center Township, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
A porch burned in a fire at a home on North Drive in Center Township, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
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