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Classic cars invade Butler’s Main Street for annual Cruise-A-Palooza
The streets of Butler were choked with cars of all descriptions — classic cars, experimental cars, race cars and even a hearse — for the Rodfathers of Butler’s ...
Clearfield Township passes ordinance to allow ATVs on marked roads
Clearfield Township passed an ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles to drive on marked township roads tentatively starting Tuesday, June 30. Township secretar...
A crowded course means Butler’s skatepark association is doing its job
Party in the Park aims to get people to Father Marinaro
Woman injured, hospitalized in two-car crash on Route 8 in Butler Township
BUTLER TWP — A woman was taken to a local hospital after sustaining injuries in a two-car crash near the intersection of Pittsburgh and Vogel roads in Butler To...
Southern Butler County gardeners share challenges, results for annual tour
Amber Kostic has participated in the southern Butler County Garden Tour before, but as a visitor. This year’s tour, Saturday, June 27, was her first as a garden...
Classic cars invade Butler’s Main Street for annual Cruise-A-Palooza
Classic cars invade Bu...
Clearfield Township passes ordinance to allow ATVs on marked roads
Clearfield Township pa...
A crowded course means Butler’s skatepark association is doing its job
A crowded course means...
Woman injured, hospitalized in two-car crash on Route 8 in Butler Township
Woman injured, hospita...
Southern Butler County gardeners share challenges, results for annual tour
Southern Butler County...
Top Headlines
PennDOT announced in a June 29 news release that Route 288, New Castle Road, in Zelienople, will be closed from 7 a.m. July 9 to 6:30 p.m. July 13, at the railroad crossi...
June 29, 2026 Local News
The Slippery Rock Municipal Authority will be replacing a water line along Elm Street in Slippery Rock Borough starting in July, according to a Friday, June 26, Facebook ...
June 29, 2026
MARS — A drizzle in the forecast did not stop shoppers from looking for farm-fresh food or vendors from selling their products at the Mars Farmers Market on Saturday, Jun...
June 27, 2026 Community
Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company announced category winners in the annual Saxonburg Fireman’s Parade which was held Thursday night, June 25, along the borough’s Main Stre...
June 28, 2026 Local News
Amber Kostic has participated in the southern Butler County Garden Tour before, but as a visitor. This year’s tour, Saturday, June 27, was her first as a gardener. When t...
June 27, 2026 Local News
News
Leading up to the country’s 250th anniversary, Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum has organized a display of U.S. military memorabilia at Grove City Community Li...
June 29, 2026 Local News
EAST BUTLER — Pennsylvania State Game Wardens serve an important role, enforcing the law and protecting Pennsylvania’s wildlife, but they also have a lot they can teach. ...
June 27, 2026 Local News
A Butler County public defender will continue representing homicide suspect Sean Ernest Williams after they reconciled their disagreements Friday, June 26, over the handl...
June 27, 2026 Crime & Courts
A Summit Township man told a judge Friday that he will hire a new attorney to defend him against charges Saxonburg police filed after responding to a 911 call from a 13-y...
June 27, 2026 Crime & Courts
As the country nears celebrating its historic 250th birthday on July 4, Butler County Emergency Services is reminding residents not to clog the emergency phone lines by c...
June 27, 2026 Local News
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Community
Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St. in Valencia, announced several community eve...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
JEFFERSON TWP — The custodial staff of Knoch School District has been hard at work the pas...
June 26, 2026
The Rev. Matthew S. Selzer will be assigned parochial vicar of the newly established Sts. ...
June 26, 2026
On May 2, Seneca Valley High School graduate Sarah Donaldson, a reporter and producer for ...
June 25, 2026
This past weekend was the swan song for spring 2026 as summer astronomically kicked off ve...
June 25, 2026
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Sports
Emersyn Jones could have a bad game and nobody would be the wiser. “She doesn’t let anythi...
 
We hadn’t trolled more than a hundred yards when my light spinning rod bent into a bow. In...
June 28, 2026
Ben Perka and Aden Dressler are training for their first marathons — and found the 51st an...
June 27, 2026
Second place did not suit Ava Brewster well. She took no chance of it happening again, cru...
June 27, 2026
Golf Lady Duffers League June 22 at Stoughton Acres Standings: Pars 67....
June 27, 2026
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Editorial
June 29, 2026 Cartoons
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is working around a bird that has taken up residence in one of the bridges it is working on in Armstrong...
June 29, 2026 Our Opinion
President Donald Trump is proud of America and he wants you to be proud too. He chides the head of the Smithsonian Institution for his 250th anniversa...
June 29, 2026 Other Voices
Managing a household's prescriptions, doctor visits and insurance appeals shouldn’t feel like a second job. But for my family, it is a daily reality m...
June 27, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Well, we’re finally here. Games of skill now, thanks to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, are slot machines (we all knew that). Casinos hate them becaus...
June 27, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
NEW YORK — Communications giant Comcast is planning to split itself into two: one media-centered business that would include brands like NBCUniversal ...
June 29, 2026 Business
ROME — More than 10,000 Vespas putt-putt-putted around the Colosseum and past the Roman Forum on Saturday, marking the 80th anniversary of the iconic ...
June 28, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time la...
June 28, 2026 Business
Allegheny Health Network has appointed a new doctor to its Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Nabeeha Mohy-ud-din, MD, a triple b...
June 27, 2026 Business
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Heat. Moisture. National pride. These were top of mind as Nike designed its uniform kits for this year’s World Cup, including for fo...
June 27, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Experience Butler County will celebrate its history and heritage through Butler County History Week from Sunday, June 28, through...
June 24, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
WASHINGTON — The Chicago rapper known as Twista has pleaded guilty to five counts of willfully failing to pay his income taxes and faces up to five years in prison. The I...
June 29, 2026 People
LOS ANGELES — After watching a 20-minute tribute celebrating her groundbreaking career, Lauryn Hill surprised the BET Awards audience Sunday with an impromptu performance...
June 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — In a setback for Warner Bros.’ revamped DC movie operations, “Supergirl” was absolutely no match for “Toy Story 5” at the box office, opening a distant second ...
June 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Last year’s “Superman” ended with Iggy Pop singing “Because I’m a punk rocker, yes I am” — an ironic coda for a superlatively square hero. But it rings straightforwardly ...
June 27, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Soufflé is for dinner, but much more is on the table in Olivia Wilde’s deliciously entertaining chamber comedy, “The Invite,” about a couple whose marriage is on the rock...
June 27, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. CITY BUTLER ...
June 26, 2026 Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
June 24, 2026 Special Sections
For some men and women, the answer to treatment for stress, anxiety and other challenges is man’s, or woman’s, best friend. Certified therapy animals are trained to prov...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
In Butler County, there are plenty of chances for activities shared between people and their pets. During the warm summer months especially, Butler residents and visitor...
June 23, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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