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Leaders describe Butler County as growing place with vast potential
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 ...
Butler heading to first PIAA baseball championship game thanks to Boden Lenyk, Kyle Casteel’s heroics
BOGGS TWP, Centre County — Boden Lenyk was taken aback when his drive cleared the outfield fence at EQT Park during Butler’s WPIAL Class 6A title game win last ...
Adams Township residents leaning in favor of merger with Mars
ADAMS TWP — The township board of supervisors will vote on June 22 on whether to approve a joint agreement between the township and the borough of Mars to merge...
Leaders describe Butler County as growing place with vast potential
Leaders describe Butle...
Judicial Watch removes claim Crooks contacted Butler County deputy
Judicial Watch removes...
Seneca Valley passes $187 million budget with disputed tax hike
Seneca Valley passes $...
Butler heading to first PIAA baseball championship game thanks to Boden Lenyk, K...
Butler heading to firs...
Adams Township residents leaning in favor of merger with Mars
Adams Township residen...
Top Headlines
JEFFERSON TWP — The Southeastern Butler County (SEBCO) Pool renovations are going as planned, according to a report at the Jefferson Township Board of Supervisors meeting...
June 09, 2026 Local News
Average gasoline prices in Pennsylvania fell 14.2 cents per gallon over the last week, dropping to $4.32 per gallon on Monday, June 8, according to GasBuddy’s survey of g...
June 09, 2026 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — Zelienople Borough Council passed a motion at their meeting Monday, June 8, to pull $100,000 from the Multimodal Transportation Fund for continued Main Stree...
June 09, 2026 Government
HARRISVILLE — Harrisville’s skate park may be opening as soon as this week after major cracks were sealed in the concrete. Councilwoman Kathy Bray said at the Monday, Jun...
June 09, 2026 Local News
Naloxone, or Narcan, is now available at the Butler County Government Center. The Butler County commissioners approved Wednesday, June 3, the placement of about seven nal...
June 09, 2026 Local News
News
JEFFERSON TWP — At his last school board meeting as superintendent of Knoch School District, David Foley was showered with praise from other school officials. Yet, when h...
June 09, 2026 Local News
VA Butler Healthcare will host a veterans Family Picnic at Keystone Safari from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 13. The event is to celebrate veterans and their famil...
June 08, 2026 Local News
Sample cuisine from area restaurants and food vendors, enjoy live music and more at the Taste of the Town event, coming July 13 to the Pittsburgh Event Center, 232 Wise R...
June 08, 2026 Local News
Downtown Butler traffic changes have been announced for Friday’s, June 12, Jeep Invasion, which will kick off the 15th annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. Public parkin...
June 08, 2026 Local News
Emergency services from three counties responded to a fire in the walls and attic of an apartment above a funeral home in Zelienople on Saturday night, June 6. The fire w...
June 08, 2026 Local News
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Community
Carved stones recovered from channel in May
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Residents of the Middlesex Crossing neighborhood will have a two-day garage sale and a one...
June 08, 2026
In honor of the country’s semiquincentennial, the borough of Mars is turning its annual Fo...
June 08, 2026
BUTLER TWP. — William “Bill” Voegler, former chief of the Unionville Volunteer Fire Compan...
June 06, 2026
SRU Greek life contributes to cause close to home
June 05, 2026
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Sports
Butler is hoping to pull off the biggest upset of the season in the semifinals of the PIAA...
 
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, June 8 Bas...
June 08, 2026
ATLANTA — Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning, and the Atlanta ...
June 07, 2026
The PIAA tournaments continue Monday, and the Butler Golden Tornado are one win away from ...
June 07, 2026
Butler’s quest for a PIAA baseball tournament championship continues Monday against Owen J...
June 07, 2026
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Editorial
June 09, 2026 Cartoons
Charity work in Butler is once again going to the dogs — literally. Street Dog Coalition is returning this Saturday to provide free veterinary care an...
June 09, 2026 Our Opinion
The most moving scene in Homer is not the death of the great heroes, Patroclus or Hector, but the tail-wagging of a pet dog, Argos. After 20 years aw...
June 09, 2026 Other Voices
During a recent conversation, my 16-year-old son told me I did not understand him. Parents know these moments well. What begins as a disagreement abou...
June 08, 2026 Other Voices
June 08, 2026 Cartoons
Business
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence advances including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on pri...
June 08, 2026 Business
The top lawyers for several states are drafting a legal challenge to Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., ...
June 07, 2026 Business
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the compan...
June 07, 2026 Business
LOS ANGELES — Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month...
June 05, 2026 Business
Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health are expanding their footprint in Washington County. The two organizations have announced plans to build a...
June 05, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
A charity golf scramble in memory of Greg Adams is set to take place on Friday, June 19, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start time. The event will take place at Saxon Golf Club to...
June 03, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor Joh...
June 08, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects. After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof “Sc...
June 07, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“Masters of the Universe” might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. Modern blockbusters are usually aiming for those golden four ...
June 06, 2026 Reviews
Let’s just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music. Playing “September” and “Celebration” is often what’s most required....
June 06, 2026 Reviews
LOS ANGELES — A man was charged with murder Friday in the stabbing of “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick” actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the suspect's mo...
June 05, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
The following is a list of graduates from Freeport Area Senior High School’s class of 2026: Alyssa Elizabeth Alcorn Kelly Zhanara Andrews Levi Green Anthony Adam Thomas A...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Junior/Senior High School’s graduation will took place May 27 in the high school gymnasium. The valedictorian is Ava Rachelle Lutz. Ava is the da...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following are candidates for graduation from Knoch High School: Jessica Abersold Aurura Ackerman Elijah Adley Kadence Alchier Benjamin Allen Cooper Allison Samuel Alt...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following are the candidates for graduation from Butler Senior High School: Amelia Faith Aaron Grace R. Acheson Anna Lynn Acquaviva John Henry Adams Avery Leigh Aglio...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following is a list of graduates from Karns City High School’s class of 2026: Aidyn A. Adams Peyton R. Atkinson James T. Baker Zackary Dalton Barrett Peyton C. Barton...
June 03, 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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