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PIAA baseball: Mavrik Clement pushes Butler to semifinals with walk-off hit over Chambersburg
CRESSON TWP, Cambria County — Much of Mavrik Clement’s spring has been spent being a reliable battery mate to Butler baseball’s two ace pitchers — Nolan Stefani...
Armstrong County man accused of attempting to lure 4-year-old into vehicle
A 58-year-old man attempted to lure a 4-year-old boy into a vehicle with a dollar and the chance to get ice cream last week in an Armstrong County neighborhood,...
Butler Area School District approves 2026-27 budget with no tax increase
Butler Area School District residents will not see a tax increase next year. The board passed its budget for the upcoming school year at a Thursday morning, Ju...
Scouts recognize Slupe, Bonus Accounting
CRANBERRY TWP — Two former Boy Scouts were recognized as distinguished citizens Thursday, June 4, by current Scouts. The Moraine Trails Council of Scouting Amer...
Armco Credit Union building protective wall following garbage truck crash
Armco Credit Union’s main branch on Hollywood Drive is putting up a crash wall following an accident in January 2025 when a garbage truck crashed into the branc...
PIAA baseball: Mavrik Clement pushes Butler to semifinals with walk-off hit over...
PIAA baseball: Mavrik ...
Armstrong County man accused of attempting to lure 4-year-old into vehicle
Armstrong County man a...
Butler Area School District approves 2026-27 budget with no tax increase
Butler Area School Dis...
Scouts recognize Slupe, Bonus Accounting
Scouts recognize Slupe...
Armco Credit Union building protective wall following garbage truck crash
Armco Credit Union bui...
Top Headlines
SLIPPERY ROCK — Two charges were added and another was dismissed at a Wednesday, June 3, preliminary hearing for a Slippery Rock man accused of assaulting and raping a wo...
June 05, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Charges against a 12-year-old boy’s mother and stepfather accused of endangering the boy by waving a knife around and shoving him were dismissed at a prelimi...
June 05, 2026 Local News
CHERRY TWP — A small group of agriculturally inclined Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School students skipped the bus and drove their farm equipment straight to school Thursday, Ju...
June 05, 2026 Education
A 12-year-old was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh with a reported severe hip injury after crashing an e-bike into a vehicle Sunday, May 31, Butler police ...
June 05, 2026 Local News
A state police investigation into Armstrong School District has concluded with no evidence of misconduct found, according to the school district. “While the district can...
June 04, 2026 Local News
News
ADAMS TWP — Roughly 250 students tossed their caps Thursday, June 4, becoming the 117th graduating class of Mars Area School District. While celebrating the end of high ...
June 05, 2026 Local News
SUMMIT TWP — Township supervisors moved forward with applying for a $2.5 million loan to help fund a sewer project at their meeting Wednesday, June 3. The loan will come...
June 04, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — With a new Act 537 public sewage plan due in less than a month, township officials announced the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection...
June 04, 2026 Local News
Restoration work on the Alameda Waterpark slide, which the county commissioners approved Wednesday, will not interfere with Saturday’s opening of the facility. Commission...
June 04, 2026 Local News
SEVEN FIELDS — Seven Fields Community Days welcomed the borough’s residents and visitors alike at the Seven Fields Community Center at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3. Nine carn...
June 04, 2026 Local News
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Community
One of the best shows of the year over Butler is this week in the evening twilight in the ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
June 04, 2026
The Cranberry Sunrise Rotary recently honored Abigail Harmon, Aidan Baird and Jemma Kohler...
June 04, 2026
A rising senior at North Catholic High School ranked as one of the top 24 students in the ...
June 04, 2026
Isabelle Stephens still has shoes in her Butler Township home
June 04, 2026
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Sports
Mars boys lacrosse looks like it’s peaking at the right time, and the girls avenged la...
 
The PIAA baseball tournament began Monday, and Butler has moved on to Thursday’s quarterfi...
June 04, 2026
The PIAA softball tournament began Monday and continues with Thursday’s quarterfinals. See...
June 04, 2026
The PIAA boys and girls lacrosse tournaments continue Saturday with both Mars teams advanc...
June 04, 2026
The PIAA boys volleyball tournament continues with the quarterfinals Saturday, and Butler ...
June 04, 2026
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Editorial
June 03, 2026 Cartoons
Sometimes the solution to a problem can be as simple as taking your foot off the gas. That’s the thrust of Cranberry Township’s Slow Down Campaign run...
June 03, 2026 Our Opinion
Lately, it seems like each time I reach out to an old acquaintance through social media, I’m met with a page that reads, “This account doesn’t exist a...
June 03, 2026 Other Voices
June 02, 2026 Cartoons
The benefits of later starts have been observed in studies
June 02, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation f...
June 04, 2026 National News
Steel City Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Saxonburg-based Brayman Construction Corporation and The Lane Construction Corporation, of Charlot...
June 04, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut a...
June 03, 2026 Business
Local livestock owners and grazers can join Penn State Extension educators June 11 for a hands-on pasture walk designed to help improve pasture qualit...
June 03, 2026 Local News
The president and CEO of Presbyterian SeniorCare Network — a nonprofit, faith-based organization serving older adults in Western Pennsylvania — has be...
June 02, 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
PARIS — Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women’s rights and author of “Persepolis,” has died at 56, the French ...
June 04, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually b...
June 04, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celin...
June 03, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to the Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Ha...
June 01, 2026 People
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which...
June 01, 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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