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Scuba diving draws 42 participants at Slippery Rock University
Forty-two people signed up to learn how to scuba drive with Scott’s Scuba Service on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Aebersold Recreation Center on Slippery Rock Univ...
Skatepark association shreds into 2026 with new event plans
With a successful first six months behind it, the Butler Area Skatepark Association is gearing up for another year of fundraising toward the skate park in Butle...
Pancake breakfast brings together community during cold months
While light snow and cold temperatures returned to Butler County, dozens gathered together to share a breakfast with friends, family and members of their parish...
Lions Club members from five counties pack 10,200 meals
District gets together for annual food packing
What’s next for the Mars-Adams Township merger? Process could take years
With officials from Adams Township and Mars discussing a possible merger, there’s undoubtedly plenty of conversation ahead on how to integrate the two municipal...
Scuba diving draws 42 participants at Slippery Rock University
Scuba diving draws 42 ...
Skatepark association shreds into 2026 with new event plans
Skatepark association ...
Pancake breakfast brings together community during cold months
Pancake breakfast brin...
Lions Club members from five counties pack 10,200 meals
Lions Club members fro...
What’s next for the Mars-Adams Township merger? Process could take years
What’s next for the Ma...
Top Headlines
Cereal enough for 16,000 meals, Pittsburgh food bank says
January 12, 2026 Community
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, said in a news release Friday, Jan. 9, he will run for reelection this November for a sixth term in office. Bernstine, who describes h...
January 09, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — One woman testified Friday, Jan. 9, that after leaving her car at Oilology for repairs, it was returned with hundreds of additional miles and items that d...
January 10, 2026 Crime & Courts
Cranberry Township’s dining scene is set to expand in the coming months, with several new restaurants preparing to open along the township’s busiest commercial corridors....
January 10, 2026 Local News
A Bridgeville man broke out of a police vehicle and ran off to hide in a construction vehicle after he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a cruiser at an Adams Town...
January 10, 2026 Local News
News
BARCELONA, Spain — Hikers navigating rugged terrain may have noticed more people speeding along the same trail while leaping over rocks and roots like two-legged mountain...
January 12, 2026 Health
National Weather Service of Pittsburgh has issued a special weather statement warning of snow for Sunday afternoon, Jan. 11. According to the website, “brief bursts of mo...
January 11, 2026 Local News
A Butler man is accused of stealing several thousands of dollars from multiple locations, including the Salvation Army, his former place of employment. Erick Stephen Cup...
January 10, 2026 Local News
Leaders in southeastern Butler County are preparing for future growth by working together now as development booms in the county’s southwestern communities. Jefferson, W...
January 10, 2026 Local News
Being elected mayor of Seven Fields isn’t a new feeling for Kevin Caridad. Instead, he said the position tees him up to once again help lead a community he’s called home ...
January 10, 2026 Local News
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Community
MARSHALL TWP, Allegheny County — Tammy Williams goes everywhere with her dog, Toby, a 6-ye...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Trees and shrubs in the genus Prunus, which includes cherries and plums, are susceptible t...
January 10, 2026
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
January 10, 2026
The following area residents have been named to the dean’s list at their respective colleg...
January 10, 2026
The TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group of Cabot can help people meet their weight loss ...
January 10, 2026
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Sports
Math has been the common link between daughters and mother in the Maier household. Basketb...
 
Hydrographic maps reveal subsurface features with the potential to hold fish, the degree t...
January 11, 2026
CRANBERRY TWP — It is often said that high school athletes have short memories, but Teegan...
January 09, 2026
Behind Owen Congdon’s 14 points and 10 more from Ryan Priester, Seneca Valley downed Woodl...
January 09, 2026
The PIAA basketball season is about halfway done, give or take, and a picture of the Butle...
January 09, 2026
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Editorial
It is with dismay when I hear friends, family members, acquaintances and voters expressing voters’ remorse. I have heard said, “This is not what I vot...
January 10, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I would like to tell you about an exemplary paper deliverer. I don’t know her last name, just her first, Stephanie. Not only has she delivered our dai...
January 10, 2026 Letters to the Editor
We would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the deeply respectful and wonderfully compassionate veterans who performed military...
January 10, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Gonzalo Schwarz (Butler Eagle, “Billionaires fund the American Dream,” Dec. 22, 2025, Page 4) is right. The rich do pay more in taxes than the rest of...
January 10, 2026 Letters to the Editor
On Dec. 22, 2025, Gonzalo Schwarz published an editorial, “Billionaires fund the American Dream” (Butler Eagle, Page 4). It was written to support the...
January 10, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
NEW YORK — Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big...
January 12, 2026 Business
The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year’s CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with u...
January 10, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment ...
January 09, 2026 Business
Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million h...
January 09, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. A...
January 09, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Mars Hockey Club will host its annual ICE ALS charity game Feb. 2, in a game pitting the team against West Allegheny High School at Baierl Toyota Ice Complex, 103 Mar...
January 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. ...
January 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s...
January 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — When it came time to decide the cover image for Wet Leg’s sophomore album, the British indie rock band packed items that might provide inspiration — velvet wor...
January 10, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Let’s get the obvious thing out of the way first, shall we? There may never have been a better week in the history of the modern world — or at least recent cinema — to re...
January 10, 2026 Reviews
In last week’s Starwatch, I described at least some of the celestial treasures waiting for you within the great constellation Orion the Hunter. You can have a lot of fun ...
January 10, 2026 Starwatch
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Special Sections
This holiday season, some shoppers are looking beyond traditional wrapped gifts — the kind that sometimes end up forgotten in the back of the closet — and choosing instea...
December 11, 2025 Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
December 10, 2025 Special Sections
The following is a list of church services to be held in Butler County and the surrounding area on or around the Christmas holiday. Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholi...
December 04, 2025 Special Sections
1. 1971 2. Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar 3. Tiny Tim in “A Christmas Carol” 4. John Boy and Grandpa Walton 5. Jimmy Buffett 6. A Hula-Hoop 7. Paul Giamatti 8. New York C...
December 04, 2025 Special Sections
With the holidays just around the corner, Santa Claus and his army of helpers have come to town. One such helper is Al Mazuch, who has acted as Santa’s eyes and ears at M...
December 04, 2025 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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