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Community Partnership to cease operations after financial difficulties
After more than a year of financial struggles and organizational upheaval, Community Partnership Inc., the nonprofit which formerly organized Butler County’s fo...
Youngsters challenge obstacle course at Zelienople Community Park
ZELIENOPLE — The playground at Zelienople Community Park was transformed into a series of “American Ninja Warrior”-style challenges for the fittest and most dar...
PIAA high school football 2026: Butler County team previews, top players and fall sports breakdowns
We are ready for some football. The countdown has already begun for that and all the rest of the fall sports, and the Butler Eagle is gearing up for the 2026 PI...
How lightning split a tree in half, damaged family’s trailer in Prospect
Christina Leeson of Prospect got a firsthand look at Mother Nature’s fury when she and her family returned home from dinner to find that a tree had fallen on to...
Dog aficionados get together for Butler County Humane Society’s second annual Barking Lot Party
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Butler Bureau of Fire’s firehouse dog, Arlo, mingled with the guests galore at the humane society’s second annual Barking Lot Party, makin...
Community Partnership to cease operations after financial difficulties
Community Partnership ...
Youngsters challenge obstacle course at Zelienople Community Park
Youngsters challenge o...
PIAA high school football 2026: Butler County team previews, top players and fal...
PIAA high school footb...
How lightning split a tree in half, damaged family’s trailer in Prospect
How lightning split a ...
Dog aficionados get together for Butler County Humane Society’s second annual Ba...
Dog aficionados get to...
Top Headlines
Sprankle’s Community Markets is hosting its eighth annual Campout for Community fundraiser event on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at its location on 3rd Street in Leechburg. Throug...
August 24, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Parking will be restricted on eight streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, for street cleaning. The roads affected are Wallula, Whippo, Heim, Pleas...
August 24, 2026 Local News
A Lyndora woman who allegedly has an immunodeficiency disorder is accused of an assault at Butler Memorial Hospital where she broke a nurse’s skin. Nicole Noel McCabe, 4...
August 24, 2026 Local News
A Cheswick woman is accused of assaulting three people, one by hitting them over the head with a rolling chair, early Monday morning, Aug. 24, in Clinton Township, accord...
August 24, 2026 Local News
A house fire on Saturday, Aug. 22, in the 200 block of Connoquenessing Main Street caused minimal damage after firefighters responded quickly to put out the flames/ Multi...
August 23, 2026 Local News
News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Adams Twp Aug. 14 — Jason Matthew Droske, 44, of Middlesex Township, was charged w...
August 24, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Needlecraft Apron, Sue Brennan, Freedom Dress - Child's, Sue Brennan, Free...
August 24, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. FARM CROPS Grain & Seed Crops Field Corn, Lee Ambrose, Butler Indian Corn,...
August 24, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Flowering House Plants African Violets, Robin Shemela, Mars Begonia, Linda...
August 24, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Registered Haflinger Gelding, 4 & Older, Brian Gratzer, Renfrew Grand Cham...
August 24, 2026 Local News
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Community
Longtime pilot walks through plane checks for safe flying
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The Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia is hosting a day of workshops for writers at...
August 24, 2026
The Master Gardeners of Butler County will continue its backyard series Tuesday, Aug. 25, ...
August 21, 2026
BUTLER TWP — Keen-eyed visitors of Preston Park’s trails may have noticed a change in the ...
August 21, 2026
Attendees of Butler Italian Days may leave the event with a new kitten in hand. Cats In Kn...
August 21, 2026
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Sports
All five of Butler’s scoring golfers came in with sub-80 scores at Slippery Rock Golf Club...
 
Butler County Community College women’s volleyball began the season with a pair of wins. T...
August 24, 2026
To say Steve Monteleone hasn’t been groomed to be a head football coach would be a gross u...
August 24, 2026
A number of standout performances from seniors helped lift Union/A-C Valley's football tea...
August 24, 2026
His numbers last year were modest, at best — two carries for 11 yards, three catches for 2...
August 24, 2026
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Editorial
The national debt has ballooned under Republican control. During the president’s first term, he added $7.8 trillion to the national debt. So far in th...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The story in the July 12 Butler Eagle showcasing the 41 county adults who gained their GED diplomas (“Residents earn diplomas through BC3 programs,” P...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I am going to tell you a story about a girl who, in 1942, was 10 years old. In the year of 1941, the United States of America was attacked by bombers ...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Ankle bracelets on Haitian immigrants. The possibility of shock gloves for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Is this the America we kno...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I am writing in response to express my strong opposition to Scott Timko’s candidacy since learning that he believes that Medicare and Medicaid should ...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. tariffs on all cars and trucks, automotive parts and steel will be increased to 50% starting January 1, 2027, President Donald Trump...
August 24, 2026 Business
Boeing’s engineering and technicians union voted Friday to reject the company’s contract offer and authorize its negotiating team to call for a strike...
August 24, 2026 Business
LONDON — Britain's government Monday urged TikTok and other social media companies to take down viral videos “celebrating” dangerous driving, after t...
August 24, 2026 Business
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that U.S. trade demands confirmed Canada’s fears that U.S. President Donald Trump was seeking to dis...
August 24, 2026 Business
The clock may be ticking for Yoga on Main at its current location on Butler’s Main Street. In a social media update posted Sunday morning, Aug. 23, Yo...
August 23, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
On Aug. 28 and 29, Butler Italian Days will reemerge for its second year of food, vendors, live music and entertainment, marking the event as a countywide celebration of ...
August 21, 2026 Special Sections
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Arts & Entertainment
Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, drained the actress emotionally and financially, even pawning some of her possessions and keeping others in a storage unit...
August 24, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“The Whisper Man” film adaptation and a new album from the Alabama Shakes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among t...
August 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-p...
August 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
The latest Jason Statham joint, “Mutiny,” isn’t playing coy with its references. The film, directed by Jean-François Richet, written by Lindsay Michel and J.P. Davis, is ...
August 21, 2026 Reviews
It turns out that the honey business isn't as sweet as it sounds: In the new movie “The Rivals of Amziah King,” beekeepers steal from each other, poison rivals' insects a...
August 21, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
The following are first place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Wine Sweet White/Single Varietal, Timothy Brocious, Worthington Sweet Red...
August 20, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Paintings & Drawings Lead Pencil, Mike Vinton, Prospect Colored Pencils, L...
August 20, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Baked Products Biscuits Quick Bread, Arleen McCurdy, Prospect Corn Quick ...
August 20, 2026 Local News
One of the toughest things to go through as an adult is helping your parents as they get older. Life is finite, and both you and your parents might be reluctant to talk ...
August 19, 2026 Special Sections
The following are first place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Youth Vegetables Green Snap Beans, Wyatt Carson, Chicora Yellow Snap Beans...
August 19, 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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