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Girl suffers spinal injury in Monday night crash in Connoquenessing Township

GoFundMe started for care, recovery costs

Cranberry seeks funding that could place traffic signal at Freedom, Rolling roads

CRANBERRY TWP — Cranberry Township’s board of supervisors has voted unanimously to apply for a grant to fund a potential new traffic signal at the intersection ...

What we learned at Butler Eagle Football Media Day 2026: Butler’s expectations, Knoch’s return to 3A, more

BUTLER TWP — It’s three weeks until the PIAA high school football season. Butler County teams unofficially kicked off the proceedings Thursday with the thi...

Could a Democrat win the 12th District? Will it remain in Republican hands? Here’s what the data indicates

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Where the 12th State House District’s candidates stand on key issues

For four months, residents of the 12th State House District have not had representation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. An Aug. 18 special electi...

Girl suffers spinal injury in Monday night crash in Connoquenessing Township

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Cranberry Township approves development applications, ordinance amendments at Aug. 6 meeting

CRANBERRY TWP — At the township’s meeting on Thursday, Aug. 6, the board of supervisors voted 4-0 to approve applications for several residential developments. Board chai...

August 06, 2026 Local News

Construction to continue through weekend on Butler’s Main Street

Work on Main Street part of larger Route 8 paving project

August 05, 2026 Local News

Dave Malarkey, voice of Butler Radio, dead at 78

Dave Malarkey, the longtime WISR morning show host and legendary on-air personality that brought news to the radios of Butler residents for decades, died on Saturday, Aug...

August 05, 2026 Local News

Knoch looks at intermediate elementary repairs

JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch School District is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money to help with repairs in and around the intermediate elementary school. K...

August 06, 2026 Local News

Cranberry Township Giant Eagle completes remodel; Seven Fields to follow

As the grocery scene in Cranberry Township continues to evolve with new competition coming soon, an established grocer has and is in the process of transforming a few of ...

August 05, 2026 Business

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News

U.S. sees a big jump in nausea cases among frequent marijuana users in the hospital

NEW YORK — In the past year, the U.S. has seen a jump in frequent marijuana users going to the hospital with a nausea and vomiting condition, according to a report releas...

August 06, 2026 Health

Man hospitalized following Wednesday night crash in Slippery Rock Township

A man was taken to the hospital with a head injury following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Slippery Rock Township, according to Butler County Emergency Ser...

August 06, 2026 Local News

Butler County judge considering appeal of inmate roster release decision

A Butler County judge is considering the county’s appeal of a state Office of Open Records determination ordering the county to release inmates names to a faith-based Mer...

August 06, 2026 Crime & Courts

Connoquenessing Township schedules special meeting for sewer plan as open comment deadline looms

CONNOQUENESSING TWP — With the open comment period for a proposed $9.15 million Act 537 sewer plan set to end Saturday, residents are down to their last days to give feed...

August 06, 2026 Local News

Former New Castle mayor picked as new Middlesex Township manager

MIDDLESEX TWP — After months of searching, the board of supervisors chose its successor to Jeffrey Winkle as township manager — former New Castle mayor and city administr...

August 06, 2026 Local News

Community

Seneca Valley graduate gets community service scholarship

A recent graduate of Seneca Valley Senior High School received a college scholarship relat...

Today's Verse

Today in History

Senior menus

Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Ch...

August 06, 2026

Perfect Perseid pleasure

Dare I say the days of summer are starting to wane in Butler. The back-to-school ads are r...

August 06, 2026

Slippery Rock University’s Finney Finance Lab to launch

After a $500,000 donation from Slippery Rock University alumni Joe and Pam Finney, the uni...

August 06, 2026

The ins and outs of getting library materials around the county – and beyond

A book’s home might be dictated by its order in the Dewey Decimal System, but materials in...

August 06, 2026

Sports

Division II panel votes to approve contentious age-based eligibility model adopted in Division I

INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA Division II will move to the age-based eligibility model that has prom...

Pirates drop 4-game series to Brewers, taking a hit to NL wild-card push

MILWAUKEE — Dustin May won his Milwaukee debut, and Jackson Chourio and Gary Sánchez hit h...

August 06, 2026

When is Butler-Seneca Valley football rivalry returning? Hopefully soon, coaches say

Butler’s varsity football team hasn’t beaten Seneca Valley on the football field in 7,224 ...

August 06, 2026

Butler native Jane Wymer returning to US Senior Women’s Amateur Championship

Jane Wymer is enjoying quite a week on the golf course. Wymer, 58, of Penn Township, w...

August 06, 2026

Gamble: Young female talent starting to make names for themselves at Lernerville Speedway

Auto racing may predominantly be a man's world, but some talented young women are making t...

August 06, 2026

Editorial

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August 05, 2026 Cartoons

Westinghouse efforts to preserve atom smasher are commendable

A nearly-90-year-old herald of the Atomic Age is on its way to Butler County. While there is no solid timeline for the move yet, the world’s first Van...

August 05, 2026 Our Opinion

Why are Americans so financially illiterate?

I recently joined the board of my Manhattan co-op and I love it. One of my duties is reviewing applications for apartments, which — as both a prospect...

August 05, 2026 Other Voices

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August 04, 2026 Cartoons

Center Township should be applauded for proactive EMS approach

Center Township supervisors are taking a welcome proactive stance on the growing emergency medical services worker shortage by considering hiring a fu...

August 04, 2026 Our Opinion

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Business

Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time

LAS VEGAS — Airline passengers know to expect possible flight delays when weather forecasts call for thunderstorms, heavy snow or strong wind. The ome...

August 06, 2026 Business

Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business

CHICAGO — Video game giant Electronic Arts officially has new owners. The California-based maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims” ...

August 06, 2026 Business

LeeRoy Miller award to benefit those seeking agriculture careers

A new cash award intended for local 4-H and National FFA Organization, formerly Future Farmers of America, members pursuing a career in farming or an ...

August 05, 2026 Local News

SpaceX posts loss in first report as a public company but less than expected

NEW YORK — SpaceX reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected along with a surge in revenue in its first quarterly report as a public company as...

August 05, 2026 Business

Chipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as health officials investigate salmonella outbreak

CHICAGO — Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potential...

August 04, 2026 Business

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Weekend Entertainment

Second Saturday concert in Slippery Rock

Friendship Presbyterian Church’s Second Saturday Concert will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the church’s community center, 866 New Castle Road, Slippery Rock....

August 05, 2026 Weekend Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ author George R.R. Martin struggling with depression

“House of the Dragon” creator George R.R. Martin has been struggling with depression. The fantasy writer whose “A Song of Fire and Ice” series inspired HBO’s “Game of Thr...

August 06, 2026 People

AI-driven Ring Cycle sparks boos at 150th anniversary Wagner Festival

BAYREUTH, Germany — Richard Wagner likely would have appreciated the cutting-edge technology, if not the reaction. Scenery selected by artificial intelligence sparked boo...

August 04, 2026 Arts & Entertainment

Savannah Guthrie marks 6-month anniversary of mom’s disappearance with plea for answers

NEW YORK — It’s been six months since Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen alive, and her family is still desperate for answers. “...

August 04, 2026 People

What to Stream: ‘Ted Lasso,’ Billie Eilish, Stray Kids, ‘You Me & Tuscany’ and ‘The Shards’

The return of “Ted Lasso” and Billie Eilish's immersive concert film are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the st...

August 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American openi...

August 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment

Special Sections

Butler Farm Show: What you need to know to go

The Butler Farm Show office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. All gates open at 8:30 a.m. DAILY ADMISS...