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Woman facing aggravated assault charge after Sunday morning stabbing in Butler
A Butler woman is facing a felony aggravated assault charge after police said she stabbed a man in the chest following an argument Sunday morning. Holly Ladean ...
10 years after tragedy, Alexandra’s Light of Hope shines on families of overdose victims
BUFFALO TWP — Nearly 10 years later, Kevin and Catherine Slane, now of Buffalo Township, are still mourning the loss of their daughter, Alexandra, who died in O...
Everything goes right for Lucia Leyland in Butler girls soccer’s season-opening win vs Gateway
BUTLER TWP — Lucia Leyland always goes right. “Every single time,” said the Butler senior midfielder, who booted in a penalty kick a minute into the second half...
Cuisine draws visitors to Butler’s Italian Days
From cannoli to lasagna, it was the cuisine that brought people to downtown Butler Saturday, Aug. 29, for the second and final day of the second annual Butler I...
Herbs and brick oven used in 19th-century cooking demonstration
HARMONY — The 19th century brick oven reconstructed behind Harmony Museum provided the heat to make “tomato pie” for an event Saturday morning, Aug. 29; but the...
Woman facing aggravated assault charge after Sunday morning stabbing in Butler
Woman facing aggravate...
10 years after tragedy, Alexandra’s Light of Hope shines on families of overdose...
10 years after tragedy...
Everything goes right for Lucia Leyland in Butler girls soccer’s season-opening ...
Everything goes right ...
Cuisine draws visitors to Butler’s Italian Days
Cuisine draws visitors...
Herbs and brick oven used in 19th-century cooking demonstration
Herbs and brick oven u...
Top Headlines
Slippery Rock Area School District plants to spend roughly $84,000 to make HVAC repairs in its middle school. Alfonso Angelucci, Slippery Rock’s superintendent, said the...
August 31, 2026 Local News
Police say man self-reported when he discovered girl’s age
August 31, 2026 Local News
A 30-year-old man with criminal charges both in Butler County and federally had his preliminary hearing continued for the sixth time since it was initially scheduled in J...
August 31, 2026 Local News
One person was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter after a motorcycle crash Sunday morning, Aug. 30, on Ekastown Road in Buffalo Township. According to Butler Cou...
August 30, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Even with summer nearing its close, Alameda Park had time to fit one more dog day in before closing the pool for the season. Poolside Pups, a dog takeover of...
August 31, 2026 Local News
News
CHERRY TWP — The Moniteau Warriors ultimately lost their opening game of the 2026 season on Friday night, Aug. 28, but most Moniteau supporters expressed optimism for the...
August 31, 2026 Local News
Butler County commissioners approved a $9.175 million loan to three municipalities for road and sewer projects. At their meeting Wednesday, Aug. 26, commissioners adopted...
August 31, 2026 Government
The Penn Township Police Department is making an organizational change by instituting a formal police chief position, which it is now actively recruiting for. A job post...
August 31, 2026 Government
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Rabbit Breeds Dwarf Papillion – Blue/Sr. Buck, Cora Schneider, Ellwood Cit...
August 31, 2026 Local News
NEW YORK — Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood. Generations of children ...
August 31, 2026 Health
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Community
The Butler Collaborative for Families is partnering with the Butler County Suicide Coaliti...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Butler Township woman in training for 2027 international race
August 31, 2026
The Big Butler Fairgrounds will be full of family fun at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Wedn...
August 31, 2026
The Grove City Area Historical Society is presenting aviation history throughout September...
August 30, 2026
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, and Winf...
August 29, 2026
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Sports
Slippery Rock girls volleyball rallied from a two-set deficit to down host Wilmington 3-2 ...
 
ADAMS TWP — Some members of Mars Area School District’s athletic department are looking to...
August 31, 2026
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, Aug. 31 Bo...
August 31, 2026
Jack Steineman started his junior season with a win at the HOKA Night Cross Country Showca...
August 30, 2026
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals placed rookie infielder JJ Wetherholt on the 10-day in...
August 30, 2026
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Editorial
This letter is in praise of Dr. Prasad Vemala’s recent editorial in this newspaper (“The state has a partnership shortage, not a worker one, Aug. 2, P...
August 29, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 8, Congress couldn’t agree that people need proof of citizenship to vote. The Fourteenth Amendment prohib...
August 29, 2026 Letters to the Editor
August 28, 2026 Cartoons
Pennsylvania has seen two deaths from measles since the start of 2026 — the first measles-related deaths in 35 years. There is one common thread betwe...
August 28, 2026 Our Opinion
Few creatures play a larger role in agriculture and the environment than the honeybee. Although small in size, honeybees are responsible for pollinat...
August 28, 2026 Other Voices
Business
Construction is currently underway for UPMC’s specialty care location at the Clearview Mall in Center Township. The facility is expected to be complet...
August 31, 2026 Business
A petroleum distributor has filed suit in federal court alleging it supplied $4 million worth of gasoline sold to multiple Freedom Fuel Network gas st...
August 30, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL I...
August 30, 2026 Business
BRADY TWP — Butler County Farm Bureau members and elected officials discussed pending legislation impacting eminent domain, milk and other issues at t...
August 29, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional ...
August 28, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The second annual 16066 BBQ Bash will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cranberry Township Municipal Center’s Armstrong Great Lawn, 2525 Rochest...
August 27, 2026 Local News
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment deb...
August 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal th...
August 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowne...
August 30, 2026 National News
Dolly Parton left a lifetime of fantastic work behind when she died Tuesday — and the 80-year-old star still had more projects in store. The “9 to 5” singer and actor’...
August 30, 2026 National News
There’s a poignant poetry in the Sisyphean quest of Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. This born yearner roams the desert, trying to catch and eat the Road Runner, hi...
August 28, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
Slippery Rock University senior and commuter student Samuel Kightlinger said that for his 10 a.m. class last year, he had to arrive to campus at least an hour early to fi...
August 27, 2026 Special Sections
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. SHEEP Border Leicester Yearling Ram Lamb, Willem Meiser, Butler Champion R...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. GOATS Alpine Milking Doe – 2 & Under 3, Cheyenne Henry, Chicora Milking Do...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. BEEF CATTLE Angus Spring Heifer Calf, Kenneth Cranmer, Butler Jr Heifer Ca...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Ayrshire Spring Heifer Calf, Nathan Rassau, Enon Valley Fall Yearling Heif...
August 26, 2026 Local News
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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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