Walkers at the start of the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, seemed taken aback by the talking, moving scarecrow, a new addition this year to the attractions along the Odd Fellows Loop at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Jackson Sharrar, 5, dressed up in his pirate costume, does some trick-or-treating at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Ralph Barr, left, became a staff member at Parents in Toto in Zelienople after years of attending its programs with his mother, Pam Barr. Read the article about neurodiversity in the county in the Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University running back Chris Wells looks for a path to run through in the second quarter of their game against Gannon on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Freeport’s captains bring the Pike trophy onto the field after their win over Knoch on Friday night, Oct. 14, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Freeport’s cheerleaders get the home crowd into the game while supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Friday night, Oct. 14, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University wide receiver Bryce Profitt jumps up and over Gannon's defensive back Reginald Hamlette Jr. for a touchdown on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Kenyon Johnson (84) and Max Maciejewski (87) celebrate in the end zone after Maciejewski scores a touchdown against Gannon on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University’s Nathan Waltman, from Karns City, helps with his blocking assignment early in the game on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, against Gannon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University tight end Nathan Waltman (83), from Karns City, is on the line in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022, against Gannon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University tight end Max Maciejewski celebrates in the end zone after a touchdown on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, against Gannon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Chris D'Or, running back for Slippery Rock University, finds the end zone after a long run for a touchdown against Gannon on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University tightend Nathan Waltman, from Karns City, lines up in the second quarter against Gannon on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University’s D.J. Adediwura gets the quarterback sack in the first quarter against Gannon’s quarterback Kory Curtis on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Nia Ansler, of Butler, held her 2-year-old daughter Ash during the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Children and their parents stopped by one of the treat stations at Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park to pick up packages of cotton candy. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Sisters Winslow, 6, left, dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, and Perri Glaze, 8, of Butler, dressed as a hula dancer, enjoyed the candy and the bounce house during the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Michael Bartley, 5, of Slippery Rock, showed off both his face painting and the pumpkin he picked along the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Paige Lindgren, 3, left, and Meera Lindgren, 7, are dressed up and ready to do some trick-or-treating on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022, at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Olivia Wallis, 6, holds a rabbit on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022, at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Hadley Miller, 7, looks in the mirror at her new face paint done by Hope from Face Painting by Hope at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Daniel and Hazel Lapote — along with their mother, Mallory — shop at a local merchant’s booth at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cody Piper plays covers and his own original music at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: The Knoch High band puts on a show on the road at Freeport at halftime on Friday night, Oct. 14, 2022. Freeport won 42-0. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Seneca Valley's Jake Adams kicks for an extra point during their homecoming game against North Hills at NexTier Stadium on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Seneca Valley won 53-14. Christine Border/Special to the Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Butler Youth football players run out of the tunnel before Butler plays Cathedral Prep in a non-conference game at Art Bernardi Stadium in Butler Township on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Butler lost 14-40. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Karns City senior Nate Garing runs the ball in Karns City’s game against Brookville on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Brookville won 34-7. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Butler’s Landon Lacey (28) celebrates a turnover against Cathedral Prep in a non-conference game at Art Bernardi Stadium in Butler Township on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Butler lost 14-40. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Walkers at the start of the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, seemed taken aback by the talking, moving scarecrow, a new addition this year to the attractions along the Odd Fellows Loop at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Jackson Sharrar, 5, dressed up in his pirate costume, does some trick-or-treating at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Ralph Barr, left, became a staff member at Parents in Toto in Zelienople after years of attending its programs with his mother, Pam Barr. Read the article about neurodiversity in the county in the Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University running back Chris Wells looks for a path to run through in the second quarter of their game against Gannon on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Freeport’s captains bring the Pike trophy onto the field after their win over Knoch on Friday night, Oct. 14, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Freeport’s cheerleaders get the home crowd into the game while supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Friday night, Oct. 14, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University wide receiver Bryce Profitt jumps up and over Gannon's defensive back Reginald Hamlette Jr. for a touchdown on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Kenyon Johnson (84) and Max Maciejewski (87) celebrate in the end zone after Maciejewski scores a touchdown against Gannon on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University’s Nathan Waltman, from Karns City, helps with his blocking assignment early in the game on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, against Gannon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University tight end Nathan Waltman (83), from Karns City, is on the line in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022, against Gannon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University tight end Max Maciejewski celebrates in the end zone after a touchdown on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, against Gannon. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Chris D'Or, running back for Slippery Rock University, finds the end zone after a long run for a touchdown against Gannon on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University tightend Nathan Waltman, from Karns City, lines up in the second quarter against Gannon on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Slippery Rock University’s D.J. Adediwura gets the quarterback sack in the first quarter against Gannon’s quarterback Kory Curtis on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Nia Ansler, of Butler, held her 2-year-old daughter Ash during the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Children and their parents stopped by one of the treat stations at Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park to pick up packages of cotton candy. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Sisters Winslow, 6, left, dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, and Perri Glaze, 8, of Butler, dressed as a hula dancer, enjoyed the candy and the bounce house during the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Michael Bartley, 5, of Slippery Rock, showed off both his face painting and the pumpkin he picked along the Monster Mile Family Walk on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Alameda Park. Eric Freehling/Butler Eagle
Paige Lindgren, 3, left, and Meera Lindgren, 7, are dressed up and ready to do some trick-or-treating on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022, at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Olivia Wallis, 6, holds a rabbit on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022, at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Hadley Miller, 7, looks in the mirror at her new face paint done by Hope from Face Painting by Hope at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Daniel and Hazel Lapote — along with their mother, Mallory — shop at a local merchant’s booth at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Cody Piper plays covers and his own original music at the Sleepy Hollow Festival in Harmony on Saturday morning, Oct. 15, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: The Knoch High band puts on a show on the road at Freeport at halftime on Friday night, Oct. 14, 2022. Freeport won 42-0. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Seneca Valley's Jake Adams kicks for an extra point during their homecoming game against North Hills at NexTier Stadium on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Seneca Valley won 53-14. Christine Border/Special to the Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Butler Youth football players run out of the tunnel before Butler plays Cathedral Prep in a non-conference game at Art Bernardi Stadium in Butler Township on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Butler lost 14-40. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Karns City senior Nate Garing runs the ball in Karns City’s game against Brookville on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Brookville won 34-7. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PHOTO ROUNDUP: Butler’s Landon Lacey (28) celebrates a turnover against Cathedral Prep in a non-conference game at Art Bernardi Stadium in Butler Township on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Butler lost 14-40. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
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