A minor oil spill affected Connoquenessing Creek from Butler to Forward Township in September but has now been deemed cleaned up. Butler Eagle File Photo

The Connoquenessing Creek is once again ready for anglers and floaters after a minor oil spill closed two Allegheny Aquatic Alliance boat launches in September.

John Myers of Professional Enterprises Inc. in Karns City, who was hired to clean the creek after oil from the remediation of the former Armco Plant 2 site in Butler spilled into the creek, announced on Tuesday that all but one of his oil booms have been removed from the waterway.

“You can get back on the creek and have fun,” Myers said.

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